Elijah (iraija) in Japanese
Elijah in Katakana
イライジャ
Elijah in Romaji
iraija
Elijah in Hiragana
いらいじゃ
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".
Common examples of names similar to Elijah in Japan
We found the following examples of names similar to Elijah which are used as a first name or last name in Japanese prefectures.
Some of the names below may be pronounced the same way as each other, but please note that the names take a different meaning depending on the Kanji used.
1. いらいじゃ (ira-i-ja): This is a common first name in the Tokyo area. The kanji used is 伊来, which means “come” and “here”. 2. いらいや (ira-i-ya): This is a common last name in the Hiroshima area. The kanji used is 射来, which means “shoot” and “come”. 3. いらじゃ (ira-ja): This is a common first name in the Osaka area. The kanji used is 入来, which means “enter” and “come”. 4. いりあ (iri-a): This is a common last name in the Fukuoka area. The kanji used is 入亜, which means “enter” and “Asia”.