Claus (kurausu) in Japanese

The name Claus in Japanese Katakana is クラウス which in romaji is kurausu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Claus in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くらうす.

How do you write Claus in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "claus" is 倉務 (Kura-mu). It is pronounced with the syllables ku-ra-mu. The kanji means "warehouse work".

The western meaning of the name "Claus" is derived from the Latin word "claudus", which means "lame" or "disabled". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 病弱 (byoujaku), which is pronounced "byou-ja-ku". The Kanji characters mean "sickly" or "weak".

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