Ismael (isumaeru) in Japanese

The name Ismael in Japanese Katakana is イスマエル which in romaji is isumaeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ismael in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いすまえる.

How do you write Ismael in Japanese Kanji?

The closest kanji name that sounds similar to "Ismael" would be 伊斯麥爾 (いすまえる). It is pronounced "i-su-ma-e-ru" and it means "Israel".

The western meaning of the name Ismael is "God will hear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聞神, which is pronounced as "mon-kami" and means "God who listens".

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