One way to write Nicholas in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Nicholas sounds like ni · ku · ho · ra · su in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 仁久帆良寿 — one of 243 possible kanji spellings of Nicholas. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ni | 仁 | benevolence |
| ku | 久 | everlasting |
| ho | 帆 | sail |
| ra | 良 | goodness |
| su | 寿 | long life |
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“ni” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ku” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ho” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ra” — 3 kanji to choose from
“su” — 3 kanji to choose from
仁久帆良寿 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 Nicholas. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 仁久帆良寿, read "ni-ku-ho-ra-su", with the meanings "benevolence · everlasting · sail · goodness · long life". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Nicholas has 243 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 仁久帆良寿 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Nicholas, 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, 仁久帆良寿 reads 仁 ("benevolence", read "ni"), 久 ("everlasting", read "ku"), 帆 ("sail", read "ho"), 良 ("goodness", read "ra"), 寿 ("long life", read "su"). Together they sound like "Nicholas" while carrying the meanings benevolence · everlasting · sail · goodness · long life.