Ernie (aanii) in Japanese

The name Ernie in Japanese Katakana is アアニイ which in romaji is aanii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ernie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ああにい.

How do you write Ernie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Ernie" is 安仁 (pronounced A-ni). The kanji means "peaceful person".

The western meaning of the name "Ernie" is derived from the Germanic name Ernust, meaning "serious" or "resolute". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 一念 (Ichinen), pronounced "ee-chee-nehn". The Kanji characters mean "one thought".

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