One way to write Delilah in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Delilah sounds like de · ri · ra · hu in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 出莉良風 — one of 72 possible kanji spellings of Delilah. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| de | 出 | to rise forth |
| ri | 莉 | jasmine |
| ra | 良 | goodness |
| hu | 風 | wind |
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“de” — 2 kanji to choose from
“ri” — 4 kanji to choose from
“ra” — 3 kanji to choose from
“hu” — 3 kanji to choose from
出莉良風 makes striking vertical calligraphy — a popular choice for a kanji name tattoo, a personalised Japanese name gift, or framed wall art. Because you can read this page, you (and your tattoo artist) know exactly what each character means — no mystery kanji.
There is no single official kanji for Delilah. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 出莉良風, read "de-ri-ra-hu", with the meanings "to rise forth · jasmine · goodness · wind". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Delilah has 72 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 出莉良風 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Delilah, and each character's meaning is listed on this page, so you know exactly what your tattoo says. For stroke-accurate line work, generate the free art below and bring the high-resolution version to your artist.
Character by character, 出莉良風 reads 出 ("to rise forth", read "de"), 莉 ("jasmine", read "ri"), 良 ("goodness", read "ra"), 風 ("wind", read "hu"). Together they sound like "Delilah" while carrying the meanings to rise forth · jasmine · goodness · wind.