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Originally Posted by yukikosan

well, I understand how different yuuki and yuki can sound.
I'll change my choice then..

Your first post didn't indicate that, as you were asking about Yuki, but showing kanji that would be read Yuuki.

Originally Posted by yukikosan

And just WOW!
So many questions about my freaking name!!
yuujirou : it is SOOOO not of your business why I changed my name!
I don't have to discuss that part of my life with all of you!

This may come as a surprise, but you are not the first person to come here asking how to make give yourself kanji in your name.

What you, and all those other folks don't seem to understand is that kanji isn't a font or a fad. It is a writing system with rules, customs and traditions.

One of those rules/customs/traditions is that non-Japanese names are spelled using katakana, not kanji. Period.

So, yes, you are going to get questions about how you are determining you are now a Japanese person.

Originally Posted by yukikosan

chryuop : yukikosan is a screenname right?! a SCREENname... I could have chosen IAMME187238 if I wanted to!
What's the problem with my screenname?! can't I chose the screenname I want when I register to a forum or must I ask permission to the members before!?

You can understand the confusion: You say your name is Yuki, want to use kanji pronounced Yuuki and then have Yukiko in your screen name.

And people don't refer to themselves as "~san".

Originally Posted by yukikosan

Just because you don't understand why I changed my name, LEGALLY, that doesn't give you the right to judge me.

Just know that in Japanese eyes, this is not normal or really accepted unless you have become a Japanese citizen.

Originally Posted by yukikosan

Yes, I didn't know what Yuki meant when I picked it.. BIG DEAL!!!
I didn't know what Nadjat meant either when I gave this name to my little girl!! SO WHAT!
Is that really an issue or what!...

So what? It is strange. That's what.

QUOTE=RickOShay;804782]Yeah, generally I know that it is true, I was simply thinking about foreigners who become Japanese citizens. I believe they have to choose Kanji for their names.[/quote]

I am going to go out on a limb and guess this person is not in the process of becoming a Japanese citizen

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

To be fair, probably since guys with Chinese names got to call themselves some Western name while in the US.

Originally Posted by DanielSheen

jackie chan, bruce lee.

Bruce Lee was born in the US but was raised in Hong Kong. That's kind of a special case.

The Jackie of "Jackie Chan" is a nickname. He is also from Hong Kong, which was a British Colony at the time, but Jackie is not his legal name.

Regardless, these two internationally famous and popular actors were from Hong Kong, not Japan. Name culture is different there.

Rarely to Japanese people (actors or comedians or not) give themselves Western names. Even more rare is that their legal name. Children of international marriages do sometimes have katakana names, but also have kanji names as well...which makes sense as they are Japanese citizens.

I have taught students from all over Asia, and it is quite common for Thai, Korean, Chinese, HK, Taiwanese, and Singaporean students to adopt a Western nickname. Some did it for religious reasons, some for social reasons. However never have I taught a Japanese student who used anything other than his or her given name.