karin in Japanese written is カリン(this is Katakana version) desu!

Japanese names do appear to be somewhat complicated in nature, which may be why there are relatively few of them compared to many other languages. From what I’ve read in books, there are a couple of hundred that are considered common, and most Japanese don’t deviate far from that list unless a special case, such as ancestry, requires something more unique or antiquated. A book I read called “Neighborhood Tokyo” actually described how certain names are more common to certain prefectures or regions of Japan. The meanings of Kanji are something you acquire with time, I’m sure, and I’ve been told by native Japanese speakers that “mastering” kanji is generally beyond the scope of their own people’s abilities.

especially given names are problematic, so asking how do you write your name means explaining “what normal reading would i know so i can write your name?” lol.

kanji is a mess some times….

Thanks for your response.

Susan

i never met kazunori, and from looking at those kanji, i can’t say too much. but what i do know is that kanji have their onyomi and kunyomi and then there are also special readings for names.

i have a dictionary here that gives some name readings….

一
kazu, i, iru, katsu, ten, hajime, hi, hitotsu, makoto

徳
atsu, naru, nori, yuki, yoshi
(interestingly, in normal vocab, this kanji only has onyomi “toku” and it is the same kanji found in 徳川 (tokugawa) the family name of japan’s greatest shogunal dynasty)