Clay (kurei) in Japanese

The name Clay in Japanese Katakana is クレイ which in romaji is kurei. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Clay in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くれい.

How do you write Clay in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kurei" is 呉麗, which is pronounced "ku-rei". The kanji characters mean "beautiful".

The western meaning of the name Clay is derived from the Old English word "claeg" which means "clay". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 粘土 (ねんど, nendo), which is pronounced ne-n-do. This Kanji name means "sticky soil" or "clay".

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