Jay (jei) in Japanese

The name Jay in Japanese Katakana is ジェイ which in romaji is jei. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jay in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇい.

How do you write Jay in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jay" (romaji: "jei") is 慈衛 (pronounced "ji-ei"), which means "kind protection".

The western meaning of the name "Jay" is derived from the Latin name "Gaius", which means "to rejoice". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 慶 (Kō), which is pronounced as "keh-oh". The kanji 慶 means "celebration".

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