Greg (gureggu) in Japanese

The name Greg in Japanese Katakana is グレッグ which in romaji is gureggu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Greg in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぐれっぐ.

How do you write Greg in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "greg" is 格雷格 (pronounced as: ko-u-rei-ko). 格 (ko) means "rule" or "standard", 雷 (rei) means "thunder", and 格 (ko) means "rule" or "standard".

The western meaning of the name "Greg" is derived from the Latin name "Gregorius," which means "watchful" or "alert." The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 警戒 (keikai), which is pronounced as "kei-kai." The Kanji characters mean "alert" and "guard."

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