Gay (gei) in Japanese

The name Gay in Japanese Katakana is ゲイ which in romaji is gei. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gay in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is げい.

How do you write Gay in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "gei" is 芸 (gei). It is pronounced "gei" and it means art or craft.

The western meaning of the name "Gay" is "happy, carefree, and full of joy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 快楽 (Kairaku), which is pronounced ka-i-ra-ku and means "pleasure".

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