Cortez (korutesu) in Japanese

The name Cortez in Japanese Katakana is コルテス which in romaji is korutesu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cortez in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is こるてす.

How do you write Cortez in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cortez" is 紺鉄 (Kontetsu). It is pronounced "Kon-te-tsu" and it means "dark iron".

The western meaning of the name Cortez is "courteous". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 礼儀 (rei-gi). It is pronounced "ray-gee". The kanji characters mean "courtesy" or "etiquette".

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