Marking Kendo-gear (bogu and shinai/bokuto)

[Neil Gendzwill]

Neil Gendzwill; if not phonetically, do you mean one would have to find the meaning of one´s name to write it correctly in kanji?

Unless you have a Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc name, there is no way to write it correctly in kanji. Write it phonetically using katakana.

Maybe there are some on this forum with non-japanese names written in kanji.

There are, and we've had this discussion many times before with regard to zekken. Of them, I'll say that just because people don't tell you directly something is goofy, doesn't mean they aren't thinking it.

[kartoffelngeist]

Of them, I'll say that just because people don't tell you directly something is goofy, doesn't mean they aren't thinking it.

More very wise words from Neil...

[Big One]

Funny is I have a Chinese friend, his name is Fuk Yue