Jess (jesu) in Japanese

The name Jess in Japanese Katakana is ジェス which in romaji is jesu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jess in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇす.

How do you write Jess in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jess" is 芹 (Sei). It is pronounced "se-i" and it means celery.

The western meaning of the name "Jess" is a short form of the name Jessica, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah, meaning "to behold". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 見る (miru), which is pronounced "mee-roo". This kanji means "to see" or "to look".

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