One way to write Jesus in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Jesus sounds like je · su · su in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 慈寿寿 — one of 27 possible kanji spellings of Jesus. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je | 慈 | mercy |
| su | 寿 | long life |
| su | 寿 | long life |
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“je” — 3 kanji to choose from
“su” — 3 kanji to choose from
“su” — 3 kanji to choose from
慈寿寿 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 Jesus. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 慈寿寿, read "je-su-su", with the meanings "mercy · long life · long life". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Jesus has 27 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 慈寿寿 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Jesus, 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, 慈寿寿 reads 慈 ("mercy", read "je"), 寿 ("long life", read "su"), 寿 ("long life", read "su"). Together they sound like "Jesus" while carrying the meanings mercy · long life · long life.