Jack (jakku) in Japanese

The name Jack in Japanese Katakana is ジャック which in romaji is jakku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jack in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じゃっく.

How do you write Jack in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jack" is 若 (raku), pronounced "ra-ku". The kanji means "young".

The western meaning of the name "Jack" is derived from the Middle English name "Jacke", meaning "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 健太 (Kenta), pronounced as "ken-ta". The kanji characters mean "healthy" and "thick/big".

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