Verified pronunciation. Hand-brushed calligraphy by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Free.
Hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese given names are traditionally written in hiragana, one of Japan's native scripts. Each character is an original work of calligraphy.
The most common pronunciation for Jian in the U.S. is ji-anj as in jumpi as in sit, skia as in at, span as in no that translates into Japanese as ジアン (jian).
Modern katakana was extended to write foreign words and names more faithfully. Jian pronounced ji-anj as in jumpi as in sit, skia as in at, span as in no in katakana is ジアン read jian. Hiragana じあん offers a softer, flowing line.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name in Kana.
Jianji-anジアンjiankatakana, vertical
Jianji-anジアンjiankatakana, horizontal
Jianji-anじあんjianhiragana, vertical
Jianji-anじあんjianhiragana, horizontal
Name and Phrase
"Jian is My Love," "Jian is My Life," "Jian is My Soulmate" — each composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.
Jian Is My Lifeji-anジアンJian in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jian Is My Lifeji-anじあんJian in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jian Is My Loveji-anジアンJian in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Jian Is My Loveji-anじあんJian in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Jian Is My Soul Mateji-anジアンJian in katakana with the kanji for Soul Mate (tamashii no tomo) and a red eternity seal
Jian Is My Soul Mateji-anじあんJian in hiragana with the kanji for Soul Mate (tamashii no tomo) and a red eternity seal
Japanese names can also be written with kanji, where each character carries its own meaning. Many names have dozens of kanji renderings. Explore kanji for your name at our Japanese dictionary site to discover the meaning behind the characters.