Rome (roomu) in Japanese

The name Rome in Japanese Katakana is ロオム which in romaji is roomu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Rome in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ろおむ.

How do you write Rome in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "roomu" is 路夢, which is pronounced as "ro-mu". The kanji means "road dream".

The western meaning of the name "Rome" is derived from the ancient city of Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire. The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning would be 羅馬 (Roma), pronounced "ra-ma". The kanji 羅 (ra) means "net" and 馬 (ma) means "horse". Together, the kanji 羅馬 (Roma) means "net of horses", which is a reference to the Roman Empire's military strength.

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