Cris (kurisu) in Japanese

The name Cris in Japanese Katakana is クリス which in romaji is kurisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cris in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くりす.

How do you write Cris in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cris" (romaji: "kurisu") is 栗栖, pronounced as "ku-ri-su". The kanji characters mean "chestnut tree".

The western meaning of the name "Cris" is derived from the Latin word "crispus" which means "curly-haired" or "wavy-haired". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is "Kurisutofu" (栗須斗風). It is pronounced "Kuri-su-to-fu" and the kanji characters mean "chestnut" (栗) + "head" (須) + "star" (斗) + "wind" (風).

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