Jan (jan) in Japanese

The name Jan in Japanese Katakana is ジャン which in romaji is jan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じゃん.

How do you write Jan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jan" is 雀 (pronounced "ja-ma"). The kanji means sparrow.

The western meaning of the name "Jan" is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神賜 (Kami-tamae), which is pronounced "ka-mi-ta-ma-eh". The kanji characters mean "God" (神) and "bestow" (賜).

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