Deacon (diikon) in Japanese

The name Deacon in Japanese Katakana is ディイコン which in romaji is diikon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Deacon in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is でぃいこん.

How do you write Deacon in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "diikon" is 泥鴨 (dei-kamo). The kanji 泥 means "mud" and 鴨 means "duck".

The western meaning of the name "Deacon" is a church officer who assists the priest or minister in performing religious services. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 牧師 (bokushi), which is pronounced as "bo-ku-shi" and it means "pastor".

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