Kandis (kyandisu) in Japanese

The name Kandis in Japanese Katakana is キャンディス which in romaji is kyandisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kandis in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きゃんでぃす.

How do you write Kandis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kandis" is 観音寺 (kan-non-ji), which means "temple of the bodhisattva of compassion". The pronunciation is かんのんじ (kan-non-ji).

The western meaning of the name "Kandis" is "sweet and pure". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 甘美 (Kanmi), which is pronounced "KAHN-mee". The Kanji characters mean "sweet" (甘) and "beauty" (美).

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