Joel (joeru) in Japanese

The name Joel in Japanese Katakana is ジョエル which in romaji is joeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Joel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょえる.

How do you write Joel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "joel" is 常楽 (じょうらく), pronounced as "jou-ra-ku". The kanji literally means "eternal joy".

The western meaning of the name Joel is "Yahweh is God". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 約拉 (Yōra). It is pronounced "yo-o-ra" and it means "Yahweh is God".

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