Paris (parisu) in Japanese

The name Paris in Japanese Katakana is パリス which in romaji is parisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Paris in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぱりす.

How do you write Paris in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "paris" is 巴里素, pronounced "ba-ri-so". The kanji characters mean "barley" and "element".

The western meaning of the name "Paris" is "lover of the arts". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 愛芸 (ai-gei), which is pronounced "ah-ee-gay". The Kanji characters mean "love" and "art".

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