Jacob (jeikobu) in Japanese

The name Jacob in Japanese Katakana is ジェイコブ which in romaji is jeikobu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jacob in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇいこぶ.

How do you write Jacob in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Jacob" is 詠可部 (Eikobu). It is pronounced "ei-ko-bu" and it means "to sing and be able".

The western meaning of the name "Jacob" is "supplanter". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 覆邪 (Fukusha). It is pronounced "fu-ku-sha" and the kanji mean "to overthrow".

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