the name trang

hello everyone,
it's me again. i was wounding if the vietnamese name ''TRANG'' can also be use as a japanese name? i know trang in vietnamese means page.
thank you for your time.
-Joe:)

It's not even phonetically possible in Japanese.

There are many kanjis for "TRANG" like ŒŽ,’·,‘•,äµ and etc.
First, you need to know the exact kanji of "TRANG".

thanks hiro and TheRage800
how do i find the kanji for trang?
-Joe:)

Joe,

There is no kanji for "Trang". It is not a Japanese name or word.
In Japanese, it would be written as "Toran" or maybe "Torangu" in katakana - not in kanji.

1.asking [your|his|her] pairents
2.asking a Vietnamese who is over 80 years old.
3.looking up a Vietnam-Chinese dictionary.

Dave

In Vietnam, the Chinese character was used until They were occupied by France.
Therefore, most vietnamese names have a Chinese character.

Joe, Hiro has given you the answer already. There are several different kanji possible, depending on that particular Trang family. It could be any one of them, unless someone in the family, probably an older person, knows which one it is.

This is not really a Japanese question as Trang is not a Japanese name, so in Japan there is no associated kanji.
Non-Japanese names are usually written phonetically in katakana, as Dave in Saitama explained.

OK, I see what Hiro was getting at now. Apologies for calling it "unhelpful".
If my Googling is not mistaken, the Vietnamese "Trang" can become "Chan" in Japanese, but the only way to find out the kanji is to follow the advice already given by Hiro above.

I don't even know where this discussion of Kanji came from, the original question was, is it also a Japanese name, and the answer is no. However, as stated it can be still written in Kanji just with no correlation to Japanese.

I agree with what Hiro is saying. For example, if I were asked "Can the Chinese name Lin be also used as a Japanese name?" I would answer, "Yes, but only if the kanji used for this person's name is —Ñ. Then it can be used as the Japanese name Hayashi. In fact, those who obtain Japanese nationality will often follow this percedure. But most of the time, the Chinese person would call him/herself Rin instead."

Anyway, it seems that the intention of the original question was rather vague.

thanks everyone,
to get off subject real quick do you pronounce the name taka like twick like what a bird says? i know taka means tall.
thank you for your time.
-Joe:)

Twick? I don't really understand that part of your question, Joe.

Taka is pronounced pretty much as it looks, Ta-ka, with both "a" sounds being pronounced the same.

Taka can have various meanings in Japanese and does not necessarily mean tall, especially when used in a name.