Homer (hoomaa) in Japanese

The name Homer in Japanese Katakana is ホオマア which in romaji is hoomaa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Homer in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ほおまあ.

How do you write Homer in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "homer" is 「芳馬」 (Hōma). It is pronounced "Hō-ma" and it means "fragrant horse".

The western meaning of the name Homer is "hostage". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 質実 (Shitsu-jitsu). It is pronounced "shi-tsu-ji-tsu". The Kanji characters mean "truth" and "substance".

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