Daniel in Japanese Kanji
Daniel
玉日吉蕗
ダニエル
How do you say Daniel in Japanese?
The English name Daniel — written ダニエル in katakana — rendered in authentic Japanese kanji as 玉日吉蕗 (read as ダニエル), using only the 2,999 Jinmeiyo kanji approved by the Japanese Ministry of Justice for personal names.
Character Breakdown
玉
jewel, ball
Onギョク
Kunたま、だま
5 strokes
Jōyō kanji
日
day, sun
Onニチ、ジツ
Kunひ、び、か
4 strokes
Jōyō kanji
吉
good luck, joy
Onキチ、キツ
Kunよし
6 strokes
Jōyō kanji
蕗
butterbur, bog rhubarb
Onロ、ル
Kunふき
16 strokes
Jinmeiyō (name) kanji
Seimei Handan · Five-Grid Fortune
Heaven · Ancestry
天格
1
Great fortune
Person · Personality
人格
6
Prosperity
Earth · Youth
地格
31
Trust
Outer · Social
外格
25
Strong will
Total · Life
総格
31
Trust
The name Daniel written as 玉日吉蕗 produces a personality grid (人格) of 6 (Prosperity)
and an overall life grid (総格) of 31 (Trust).
In the traditional Seimei Handan framework this combination is read as a balanced and favorable pattern.
Remember that these readings are a window into a traditional cultural framework — not predictions of future events.
This is a fixed reading for the name "Daniel".
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