Bethany (besanii) in Japanese

The name Bethany in Japanese Katakana is ベサニイ which in romaji is besanii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Bethany in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is べさにい.

How do you write Bethany in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Bethany" is 辺砂尼 (へんさに), which is pronounced "hen-sa-ni". The kanji mean "edge", "sand", and "nun".

The western meaning of the name Bethany is "house of figs". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 枇杷家 (Pipájiā), which is pronounced "pi-pa-ji-a". The kanji 枇 (pi) means "fig", 杷 (pa) means "rake", and 家 (jiā) means "house".

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