Adam (adamu) in Japanese

The name Adam in Japanese Katakana is アダム which in romaji is adamu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Adam in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あだむ.

How do you write Adam in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "adamu" is 安达夫 (pronounced: a-n-da-fu). The kanji characters mean "peaceful/safe and reach/arrive".

The western meaning of the name "Adam" is derived from the Hebrew word "adamah" which means "man" or "earth". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 地主 (ちぬし, chinushi), which translates to "landlord" or "lord of the earth". It is pronounced as "chi-nu-shi". The kanji characters used in this name are 地 (chi), meaning "earth" or "ground", and 主 (nushi), meaning "lord" or "master".

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