Jesus (hesusu) in Japanese

The name Jesus in Japanese Katakana is ヘスス which in romaji is hesusu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jesus in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is へすす.

How do you write Jesus in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Hesusu" is 赫須主, which is pronounced "Ha-ku-su-shu". This kanji name is composed of four characters, 赫 (ha), 須 (ku), 主 (su), and 主 (shu). The characters mean "bright", "must", "lord", and "lord" respectively.

The western meaning of the name "Jesus" is "God saves". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 救世主 (Kyūseishu), which is pronounced "kyuu-sei-shu". The Kanji characters mean "to save" (救) and "world" (世).

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