Billy (birii) in Japanese

The name Billy in Japanese Katakana is ビリイ which in romaji is birii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Billy in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is びりい.

How do you write Billy in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "billy" is 美里 (びりー), pronounced bi-rii. This kanji means "beautiful village".

The western meaning of the name "Billy" is a diminutive form of the name William, meaning "resolute protection". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 毅 (gi). It is pronounced "gi-ki" and it means "resolute".

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