Ozzy (ojii) in Japanese

The name Ozzy in Japanese Katakana is オジイ which in romaji is ojii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ozzy in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is おじい.

How do you write Ozzy in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ozzy" (romaji: "ojii") is 王子, which is pronounced "Ō-ji". The kanji 王 means "king" and the kanji 子 means "child", so together they mean "prince".

The western meaning of the name "Ozzy" is derived from the English surname Osbourne, which is derived from the Old English personal name Osbern, meaning "divine bear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神熊 (Kamikuma), pronounced ka-mi-ku-ma. The Kanji characters mean "divine" (神) and "bear" (熊).

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