James (jeemuzu) in Japanese

The name James in Japanese Katakana is ジェエムズ which in romaji is jeemuzu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, James in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇえむず.

How do you write James in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "james" is 慈眉和 (Ji-mei-wa). This name is pronounced with three syllables: Ji (じ), Mei (めい), and Wa (わ). The kanji for this name mean "compassionate eyebrows and harmony".

The western meaning of the name James is "supplanter". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 入間, pronounced "I-ru-ma". The Kanji characters mean "enter" and "space/room".

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