Elijah (iraija) in Japanese

The name Elijah in Japanese Katakana is イライジャ which in romaji is iraija. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elijah in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いらいじゃ.

How do you write Elijah in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name for "Elijah" is 伊来蛇 (Irai-ja), which is pronounced "ee-rah-ee-jah". The kanji characters mean "come-snake".

The western meaning of the name Elijah is "Yahweh is God". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 耶利亞 (Yeh-lee-ah). This name is pronounced as "Ye-ri-a". The Kanji characters mean "Yahweh" and "God".

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