Penney (penii) in Japanese

The name Penney in Japanese Katakana is ペニイ which in romaji is penii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Penney in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぺにい.

How do you write Penney in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "penney" is 辺入 (へんにゅう) and it is pronounced "hen-nyuu". The kanji 辺 means "vicinity" and 入 means "enter".

The western meaning of the name "Penney" is derived from the English surname Penny, which is derived from the Old English pening, meaning "coin". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 硬貨 (Kōka), which is pronounced as "ko-o-ka". The kanji characters mean "hard currency".

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