Major (meijaa) in Japanese

The name Major in Japanese Katakana is メイジャア which in romaji is meijaa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Major in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めいじゃあ.

How do you write Major in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "meijaa" is 明社 (mei-sha). The literal meaning of the kanji is "bright society".

The western meaning of the name "Major" is a rank of military officer, usually above captain and below lieutenant colonel. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 将 (shō), which is pronounced "sho-u". The kanji means "commander".

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