Cathie (kyashii) in Japanese

The name Cathie in Japanese Katakana is キャシイ which in romaji is kyashii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cathie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きゃしい.

How do you write Cathie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cathie" (romaji: "kyashii") is 華詩 (pronounced ka-shi). The kanji 華 means "flowery, showy, splendid, gorgeous" and 詩 means "poem, verse".

The western meaning of the name "Cathie" is a form of Katherine, which means "pure". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 清美, which is pronounced as "sei-bi". The Kanji characters mean "pure" and "beauty".

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