Ed (edo) in Japanese

The name Ed in Japanese Katakana is エド which in romaji is edo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ed in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えど.

How do you write Ed in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "edo" (romaji: "edo") is 江戸, pronounced as "e-do". The kanji means "bay-entrance".

The western meaning of the name "Ed" is "wealthy guardian". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 恵达 (E-da). This is pronounced "eh-dah". The kanji 恵 (e) means "blessing" and 达 (da) means "attain". Together, the kanji mean "attain blessings".

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