Geri (jerii) in Japanese

The name Geri in Japanese Katakana is ジェリイ which in romaji is jerii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Geri in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇりい.

How do you write Geri in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "geri" is 迎 (pronounced: ge-i). This kanji means "welcome".

The western meaning of the name "Geri" is derived from the Germanic name Gerald, which means "ruler of the spear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 戈利 (Gōri). This name is pronounced as "Go-ri" and the kanji mean "spear" and "benefit".

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