Jim (jimu) in Japanese

The name Jim in Japanese Katakana is ジム which in romaji is jimu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jim in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じむ.

How do you write Jim in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that is similar to "jim" is 慈夢 (Ji-mu). This kanji name is pronounced as "Ji-mu" and it means "kind dream".

The western meaning of the name "Jim" is derived from the Hebrew name "Jacob", which means "supplanter". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 替わり (Kawari). It is pronounced "ka-wa-ri" and it means "substitute" or "replacement".

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