Jo (joo) in Japanese

The name Jo in Japanese Katakana is ジョオ which in romaji is joo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jo in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょお.

How do you write Jo in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jo" is 城 (Jō), which is pronounced as "joh". The kanji means "castle".

The western meaning of the name "Jo" is short for "Joseph" and is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "God will increase". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 加登 (Kadō), pronounced ka-doh. The kanji characters mean "add" and "ascend".

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