Josh (joshu) in Japanese

The name Josh in Japanese Katakana is ジョシュ which in romaji is joshu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Josh in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょしゅ.

How do you write Josh in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "joshu" is 助秀 (pronounced jo-shu). The kanji characters mean "help" and "excellent".

The western meaning of the name Josh is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 慈しみ (Itsukushimi), which is pronounced "i-tsu-ku-shi-mi" and means "kindness".

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