Michael (maikeru) in Japanese

The name Michael in Japanese Katakana is マイケル which in romaji is maikeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Michael in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まいける.

How do you write Michael in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "maikeru" is 舞慶留, which is pronounced "mai-kei-ru". The kanji mean "dancing", "celebration", and "stop/stay".

The western meaning of the name Michael is "who is like God". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神聖なるミカエル (Kami-sei-naru Mi-ka-e-ru), which translates to "Divine Michael".

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