Lionel (raioneru) in Japanese

The name Lionel in Japanese Katakana is ライオネル which in romaji is raioneru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lionel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らいおねる.

How do you write Lionel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Lionel" (romaji: "Raioneru") is 雷音瑠 (Rai-on-ru). The kanji characters mean "thunder sound, lapis lazuli".

The western meaning of the name Lionel is "lion-like" or "little lion". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 獅子郎 (Shishirō), which is pronounced "shi-shi-rō". The kanji 獅子 (Shishi) means "lion" and 郎 (rō) means "son".

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