Chanel (shaneru) in Japanese

The name Chanel in Japanese Katakana is シャネル which in romaji is shaneru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Chanel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃねる.

How do you write Chanel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "shaneru" is 少爾 (shō-eru). It is pronounced with two syllables, shō and eru. The kanji mean "few" and "you".

The western meaning of the name "Chanel" is "canal" or "channel". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 運河 (Unga). It is pronounced "U-n-ga". The Kanji characters mean "canal" or "waterway".

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