Sam (samu) in Japanese

The name Sam in Japanese Katakana is サム which in romaji is samu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sam in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さむ.

How do you write Sam in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sam" is 佐夢 (sa-mu). The kanji 佐 means "to assist" and 夢 means "dream".

The western meaning of the name "Sam" is derived from the Hebrew name "Shemu'el," which means "God has heard." The closest matching Kanji name is 聡明 (Sōmei), which is pronounced "soh-meh-eh." The Kanji characters mean "clever" and "bright."

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