Olympia (orinpia) in Japanese

The name Olympia in Japanese Katakana is オリンピア which in romaji is orinpia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Olympia in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is おりんぴあ.

How do you write Olympia in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "orinpia" is 折りんぴあ, which is pronounced "o-ri-n-pi-a". The kanji 折 means "fold" and んぴあ is an alternate way of writing the Japanese syllables "npi".

The western meaning of the name "Olympia" is derived from the Greek words "Olympus" and "Olympios," which mean "of Olympus" or "of the gods." The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 雄 (Ou) 士 (Shi), which is pronounced "Ou-Shi." The Kanji characters mean "heroic" or "brave."

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