Joan (joon) in Japanese

The name Joan in Japanese Katakana is ジョオン which in romaji is joon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Joan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょおん.

How do you write Joan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "joan" is 常安 (Jōan), which is pronounced as "jō-an" and it means "always peace".

The western meaning of the name Joan is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 祥子 (Shōko), which is pronounced "sho-ko". The kanji for this name means "auspicious child".

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