Johan (yohan) in Japanese

The name Johan in Japanese Katakana is ヨハン which in romaji is yohan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Johan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is よはん.

How do you write Johan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "johan" is 洋範 (Yōhan). It is pronounced "YO-han". The kanji 洋 means "ocean" or "foreign", and 範 means "model" or "example".

The western meaning of the name Johan is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 恵慈 (えぜい, e-ze-i), which means "kindness and mercy".

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