Jesse (jeshii) in Japanese

The name Jesse in Japanese Katakana is ジェシイ which in romaji is jeshii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jesse in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇしい.

How do you write Jesse in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jesse" is 慈志 (Ji-shi). The kanji 慈 means "kindness" and 志 means "will, ambition".

The western meaning of the name Jesse is "gift". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 賜 (Toku). It is pronounced "to-ku" and it means "to give".

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