Raquel (rakeru) in Japanese

The name Raquel in Japanese Katakana is ラケル which in romaji is rakeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Raquel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らける.

How do you write Raquel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Raquel" is 蘭芝 (Ran-shi), which is pronounced with two syllables. The kanji characters mean "orchid" and "grass".

The western meaning of the name Raquel is "ewe". The closest matching Kanji name would be 羊 (Hitsuji), pronounced "hi-tsu-ji". The kanji 羊 means "sheep".

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