Shawn (shoon) in Japanese

The name Shawn in Japanese Katakana is ショオン which in romaji is shoon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shawn in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しょおん.

How do you write Shawn in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shawn" is 翔音 (shō-on). The first kanji, 翔 (shō), means "to soar" and the second kanji, 音 (on), means "sound".

The western meaning of the name "Shawn" is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神恵 (Kami-e). It is pronounced ka-mi-eh. The Kanji characters mean "God" and "Grace".

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