Jerry (jerii) in Japanese

The name Jerry in Japanese Katakana is ジェリイ which in romaji is jerii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jerry in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇりい.

How do you write Jerry in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jerry" is 慈利 (Ji-ri). The kanji 慈 means "kindness" or "mercy," and 利 means "profit" or "benefit."

The western meaning of the name "Jerry" is derived from the name "Gerald" which means "ruler of the spear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 策将 (Saku-shō), which is pronounced sah-koo-show. The Kanji characters 策 (saku) mean "strategy" and 将 (shō) mean "commander".

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