Hazel (heizeru) in Japanese

The name Hazel in Japanese Katakana is ヘイゼル which in romaji is heizeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Hazel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is へいぜる.

How do you write Hazel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "hazel" is 葉勒 (Ha-reru). This kanji name is composed of two characters: 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 勒 (reru) meaning "to reign".

The western meaning of the name Hazel is "the hazelnut tree," which symbolizes wisdom, knowledge, and inspiration. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 葉櫻 (Hazakura), which is pronounced "ha-za-ku-ra". The kanji characters mean "leaf" and "cherry blossom".

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