Linus (rainasu) in Japanese

The name Linus in Japanese Katakana is ライナス which in romaji is rainasu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Linus in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らいなす.

How do you write Linus in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "linus" is 琳沙 (りなさ, ri-na-sa). The kanji 琳 means "gemstone" and 沙 means "sand".

The western meaning of the name Linus is "flaxen-haired". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is リーナス (Rīnasu), which is pronounced as "ree-nah-su". The kanji used in this name mean "flax" (麻) and "person" (人).

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