Lester (resutaa) in Japanese

The name Lester in Japanese Katakana is レスタア which in romaji is resutaa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lester in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れすたあ.

How do you write Lester in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lester" is 烈斗, pronounced "re-tsu-to". The kanji 烈 means "fierce" or "violent", and 斗 means "dipper" or "measure".

The western meaning of the name "Lester" is derived from an Old English name meaning "fortified place" or "fortress". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 強固 (Kyōko), which is pronounced as "kyoh-ko". The Kanji characters mean "strong" and "solid".

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