Joao (joan) in Japanese

The name Joao in Japanese Katakana is ジョアン which in romaji is joan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Joao in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょあん.

How do you write Joao in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "joao" is 常央 (Jou-ou). 常 means "regularly" and 央 means "center".

The western meaning of the name Joao is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 嘉穂 (Ka-ho). This name is pronounced with two syllables: Ka (か) and Ho (ほ). The Kanji characters mean "excellent/fine/beautiful" (嘉) and "grain/ear of rice" (穂).

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