Andrew in Japanese Kanji
Andrew in kanji: 安道龍 — one way to write Andrew, with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition. Some sounds have no exact kanji; ateji tradition uses the closest reading — marked ≈ below (e.g. ヴァ → ba, フィ → hi).
In Japanese, Andrew is usually written アンドリュー (andoryū)
安道龍 is an artistic ateji — chosen for sound and meaning, not an official spelling.
For anything permanent, have a native speaker check it.
Reviewed by Hitomi Kuga, Japanese-language teacher
安道龍 — “peace · the Way · dragon”
Andrew sounds like an · do · ryu in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 安道龍 — one of 18 possible kanji spellings of Andrew. Every character below has the same or closest Japanese sound but a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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How Andrew becomes kanji
| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| an | 安 | peace |
| do | 道 | the Way |
| ryu | 龍 | dragon |
Every kanji choice for Andrew
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“an” — 3 kanji to choose from
“do” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ryu” — 2 kanji to choose from
Tattoo, gift & wall art ideas
安道龍 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.
Questions about Andrew in kanji
There is no single official kanji for Andrew. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 安道龍, read as "an-do-ryu", with the meanings "peace · the Way · dragon". You can swap a character for another with the same or closest Japanese sound: Andrew has 18 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
It can be a starting point for a tattoo design. Because tattoos are permanent, we recommend having both the katakana (アンドリュー) and the kanji checked by a native Japanese speaker before committing.
Character by character, 安道龍 reads 安 ("peace", read as "an"), 道 ("the Way", read as "do"), 龍 ("dragon", read as "ryu"). Together they sound like "Andrew" while carrying the meanings peace · the Way · dragon.
Japanese uses four scripts side by side: kanji for meaning, hiragana and katakana for sound, and rōmaji for the Latin alphabet. A Japanese person writing a foreign name by ear reaches for katakana, which records the sound but carries no meaning — kanji is the meaning-based art form this site uses instead, in the ateji (当て字) tradition.
No — in everyday Japan, foreign names are written in katakana, which is why it's shown beneath every artwork here. The kanji version is ateji (当て字): an artistic portrait of a name chosen for sound and meaning, not an official translation, so anything permanent should be checked by a native speaker first.