Shon (shoon) in Japanese

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

How do you write Shon in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shon" is 翔音 (しょうおん), pronounced shou-on. The kanji 翔 means "soar" and 音 means "sound".

The western meaning of the name "Shon" is a variant of the name John, which means "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神恵 (Kami-e). This is pronounced ka-mee-eh and the Kanji characters mean "divine grace".

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