Rachael (reicheru) in Japanese

The name Rachael in Japanese Katakana is レイチェル which in romaji is reicheru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Rachael in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れいちぇる.

How do you write Rachael in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 李晶 (りしょう, ri-shou). It is composed of the kanji 李 (り, ri) meaning "plum" and 晶 (しょう, shou) meaning "sparkle".

The western meaning of the name Rachel is "ewe" or "lamb". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 羊 (Hitsuji), which is pronounced "hi-tsu-ji". The kanji 羊 means "sheep".

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