Joyce (joisu) in Japanese

The name Joyce in Japanese Katakana is ジョイス which in romaji is joisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Joyce in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょいす.

How do you write Joyce in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 城紗 (Jōsa), pronounced "joh-sah". The kanji mean "castle" and "gauze".

The western meaning of the name Joyce is "joy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 慈祥 (Jishō). It is pronounced "ji-shō" and it means "kindness and auspiciousness".

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