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I don't know Japanese script, but Light would be spelled "Tsuki" which means
"moon". So which of "Tsuki" or "Raito" can kill him? Would "Light" in English
work?

It seems the death note is a stickler for spelling, as shown here: [What did
Light write before killing Shibuimaru
Takuo?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6185/what-did-light-write-
before-killing-shibuimaru-takuo?rq=1)


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How would you write Light Yagami's name in the Death Note?


Remember that the Death Note is _very_ specific about using the **original
spelling** for a name.

> So which of "Tsuki" or "Raito" can kill him?

The only one that matters, 月 or "tsuki". Early in the manga he makes a point
about the pronunciation for this very reason.

> Would "Light" in English work?

**no**. The original spelling is required.

The following will work:

  * 夜神月

The following will not work:

  * 夜神
  * 月
  * ヤガミライト
  * Yagami Raito
  * Yagami Light
  * Light


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Seems a Death Note would need your name exactly as printed on your birth
certificate, so if I wanted to kill someone with one, for example "Kaitelynn
Woods", it would not work if i wrote it as "Kaitlyn Woods" even if I had her
face in mind and everything else was in order. So for Light you'd need the
kanji symbols, and you'd also need to spell his first name as Tsuki as it
shows on his birth certificate.

Also, trying multiple times is a no no, as if you misspell a name on accident
more than 3 times, the person you were trying to kill can no longer be killed
with that Death Note. Ofc it only works if it's accidental, you can't protect
someone with this method, it's only a rule to keep you from just guessing till
you get it.


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