Derek (dereku) in Japanese

The name Derek in Japanese Katakana is デレク which in romaji is dereku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Derek in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is でれく.

How do you write Derek in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dereku" is 徳 (toku). It is pronounced "to-ku" and it means "virtue".

The western meaning of the name Derek is "ruler of the people". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 王者 (ōja), which is pronounced "oh-jah". The kanji 王 (ō) means "king" and 者 (ja) means "person".

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