Dorcas (dookasu) in Japanese

The name Dorcas in Japanese Katakana is ドオカス which in romaji is dookasu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dorcas in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is どおかす.

How do you write Dorcas in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dorcas" is 桃華 (pronounced "momo-ka"). The kanji 桃 means "peach" and 華 means "flower". Together, the kanji mean "peach blossom".

The western meaning of the name Dorcas is "gazelle". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 鹿子, pronounced "Shi-ko". The Kanji characters mean "deer" and "child".

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