Jake (jeiku) in Japanese

The name Jake in Japanese Katakana is ジェイク which in romaji is jeiku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jake in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇいく.

How do you write Jake in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jake" (romaji: "jeiku") is 詣句 (pronounced mei-ku), which means "to visit a shrine".

The western meaning of the name "Jake" is derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov, which means "he who supplants". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 覆邪, which is pronounced "Fuku-Ja". This Kanji name translates to "overcome evil".

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