Shapir (shapiru) in Japanese

The name Shapir in Japanese Katakana is シャピル which in romaji is shapiru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shapir in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃぴる.

How do you write Shapir in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shapir" is 沙比留 (さびる). It is pronounced sa-bi-ru and it means "to be covered in sand".

The western meaning of the name "Shapir" is "beautiful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美しい (Utsukushii), which is pronounced "u-tsu-ku-shi-i". The kanji characters mean "beautiful".

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