Shalom (sharoomu) in Japanese

The name Shalom in Japanese Katakana is シャロオム which in romaji is sharoomu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shalom in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃろおむ.

How do you write Shalom in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shalom" is 沙羅曼 (pronounced: sha-ra-man). This kanji name is derived from the Sanskrit word शरण (śaraṇa) which means "refuge" or "protection".

The western meaning of the name "Shalom" is "peace" or "hello". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 平和 (heiwa), which is pronounced "hay-eh-wah". The Kanji characters mean "peace".

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