Leslie (resurii) in Japanese

The name Leslie in Japanese Katakana is レスリイ which in romaji is resurii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Leslie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れすりい.

How do you write Leslie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Leslie" is 列瑞 (れつすい, retsu-sui). This kanji name is composed of two characters: 列 (retsu) meaning "row" or "line" and 瑞 (sui) meaning "auspicious".

The western meaning of the name Leslie is "holly garden". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聖林 (sei-rin). The kanji characters mean "holy" and "forest".

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