Rod (roddo) in Japanese

The name Rod in Japanese Katakana is ロッド which in romaji is roddo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Rod in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ろっど.

How do you write Rod in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "rod" is 路頓 (ro-to-n). It is pronounced as ro-to-n and it means "road stop".

The western meaning of the name "Rod" is derived from the Old Germanic name "Hrod", which means "fame". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 光栄 (Kōei), which is pronounced "ko-o-e-i". The Kanji characters mean "light" and "honor".

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