Alexis (arekushisu) in Japanese

The name Alexis in Japanese Katakana is アレクシス which in romaji is arekushisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alexis in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あれくしす.

How do you write Alexis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Alexis" is 亜利津志 (Aritsushi), pronounced ah-ree-tsoo-shee. The kanji characters mean "second generation, benefit, harbor, and aspire".

The western meaning of the name Alexis is "defender of mankind". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 阿雷克斯 (A-rei-ku-su), which is pronounced ah-ray-koo-su. The Kanji characters mean "defender" (阿) and "mankind" (雷克斯).

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