Josef (josefu) in Japanese

The name Josef in Japanese Katakana is ジョセフ which in romaji is josefu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Josef in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょせふ.

How do you write Josef in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "josef" is 定夫 (Jōfu), which is pronounced "Jou-fu". The kanji characters mean "fixed/determined" and "husband/man".

The western meaning of the name Josef is "God will increase". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 増福 (ぞうふく). It is pronounced "zo-u-fu-ku" and it means "increase of good fortune".

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