Alexsa (arekusa) in Japanese

The name Alexsa in Japanese Katakana is アレクサ which in romaji is arekusa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alexsa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あれくさ.

How do you write Alexsa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alexsa" is 亜烈紗 (Arekusa), pronounced ah-reh-ku-sah. The kanji 亜 means "second" or "Asia," 烈 means "fiery" or "vehement," and 紗 means "gauze" or "thin silk."

The western meaning of the name Alexsa is "defender of mankind". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 守人 (Mamoru-hito). It is pronounced mam-o-ru-hi-to and it means "to protect people".

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