German (jaaman) in Japanese

The name German in Japanese Katakana is ジャアマン which in romaji is jaaman. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, German in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じゃあまん.

How do you write German in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jaaman" is 蛇万 (じゃまん), pronounced "ja-ma-n". The kanji literally mean "snake" and "ten thousand", respectively.

The western meaning of the name "German" is derived from the Latin word "germanus" which means "brotherly". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 兄弟 (kyōdai), which is pronounced as "kyo-dai" and means "brothers".

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