Elisha (erisha) in Japanese

The name Elisha in Japanese Katakana is エリシャ which in romaji is erisha. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elisha in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えりしゃ.

How do you write Elisha in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "erisha" is 絵里紗 (pronounced e-ri-sha). The kanji 絵 means "picture" or "drawing", 里 means "village" or "neighborhood", and 紗 means "gauze" or "thin silk".

The western meaning of the name Elisha is "God is my salvation". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聖拯 (Sei-Kyou). This is pronounced as "say-kyoh" and the Kanji characters mean "holy" and "rescue/help".

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