Genie (jiinii) in Japanese

The name Genie in Japanese Katakana is ジイニイ which in romaji is jiinii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Genie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じいにい.

How do you write Genie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jiinii" is 甚児 (pronounced jin-ni). This kanji means "very young child".

The western meaning of the name "Genie" is a mythical creature that grants wishes. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 願望 (Ganbō), which is pronounced "gan-bo". The Kanji characters mean "wish" and "hope".

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