Gil (giru) in Japanese

The name Gil in Japanese Katakana is ギル which in romaji is giru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gil in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぎる.

How do you write Gil in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "gil" is 義理 (pronounced gi-ri). The kanji 義 means "righteousness" or "justice", and 理 means "logic" or "reason".

The western meaning of the name "Gil" is "joyous" or "happiness". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 喜美, which is pronounced as "Ki-bi". The kanji means "joyful beauty".

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