Mercy (maashii) in Japanese

The name Mercy in Japanese Katakana is マアシイ which in romaji is maashii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mercy in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まあしい.

How do you write Mercy in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "maashii" is 舛慈 (ますじ). It is pronounced "ma-su-ji" and it means "mercy".

The western meaning of the name "Mercy" is compassion and kindness. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 慈悲 (Jihi), pronounced "ji-hi". This Kanji name means "compassion and mercy".

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