Lance (ransu) in Japanese

The name Lance in Japanese Katakana is ランス which in romaji is ransu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lance in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らんす.

How do you write Lance in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lance" is "蘭州" (ran-shuu). It is pronounced with two syllables, "ran" and "shuu". The kanji means "orchid province".

The western meaning of the name Lance is "spearman" or "lance bearer". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 矛竜, which is pronounced "mou-ryuu" and means "spear dragon".

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