Bill (biru) in Japanese

The name Bill in Japanese Katakana is ビル which in romaji is biru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Bill in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is びる.

How do you write Bill in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 比留 (ひ-る). It is pronounced with two syllables: "hi" and "ru". The kanji 比 means "compare", and 留 means "stop, remain".

The western meaning of the name Bill is usually derived from the name William, which means "resolute protector". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 毅 (gi), which is pronounced as "gi-ki". The kanji means "resolute" or "firm".

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