Jean (jiin) in Japanese

The name Jean in Japanese Katakana is ジイン which in romaji is jiin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jean in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じいん.

How do you write Jean in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jean" (romaji: "jiin") is 慈陰 (pronounced ji-in). This kanji means "mercy and shade".

The western meaning of the name "Jean" is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 恵音 (Ei-on), which means "blessed sound".

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