Francis (furanshisu) in Japanese

The name Francis in Japanese Katakana is フランシス which in romaji is furanshisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Francis in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ふらんしす.

How do you write Francis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "francis" is 芙蘭子 (Fu-ran-ko). This kanji name combines the characters for "hibiscus" (芙) and "child" (蘭子).

The western meaning of the name Francis is "free man". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 自由人 (Jiyū-jin). It is pronounced as "jee-yoo-jin". The kanji characters mean "free" (自由) and "person" (人).

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