Leon (reon) in Japanese

The name Leon in Japanese Katakana is レオン which in romaji is reon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Leon in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れおん.

How do you write Leon in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "leon" (romaji: "reon") is 麗音 (pronounced Rei-on). The kanji consists of two characters: 麗 (Rei) which means "lovely" and 音 (On) which means "sound".

The western meaning of the name Leon is "lion". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 獅子 (shishi). It is pronounced "shi-shi". The kanji 獅子 means "lion".

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