Joe (joo) in Japanese

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

How do you write Joe in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "joe" is 常 (Jō). It is pronounced "Jō" with two syllables. The kanji means "constant" or "always".

The western meaning of the name "Joe" is "God will add". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 加穂 (Kaho). It is pronounced "Ka-ho" and it means "addition of a blessing".

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