Gary (geirii) in Japanese

The name Gary in Japanese Katakana is ゲイリイ which in romaji is geirii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gary in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is げいりい.

How do you write Gary in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "gary" is 芸利, pronounced as "gei-ri". The kanji 芸 means "art, technique, craft" and 利 means "profit, advantage".

The western meaning of the name "Gary" is "spear" or "hard". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 鋭い (Hazukashii), which is pronounced "ha-zu-ka-shi-i" and means "sharp".

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