Elvis (erubisu) in Japanese

The name Elvis in Japanese Katakana is エルビス which in romaji is erubisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elvis in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えるびす.

How do you write Elvis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "erubisu" is 良美寿 (pronounced Ryou-bi-su). 良 means "good", 美 means "beauty", and 寿 means "long life".

The western meaning of the name Elvis is "all-wise" or "all-knowing". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 全知 (Zen-chi), which is pronounced with two syllables: ze-nchi. The kanji mean "all" and "know".

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