Maurice (morisu) in Japanese

The name Maurice in Japanese Katakana is モリス which in romaji is morisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Maurice in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is もりす.

How do you write Maurice in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Maurice" (romaji: "Morisu") is 茂立 (pronounced as Mo-ri-tsu). The kanji means "luxuriant growth".

The western meaning of the name Maurice is "dark-skinned, Moorish". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 黒暗 (Kuroan). It is pronounced "Koo-ro-ahn". The kanji characters mean "dark" and "darkness".

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