Sid (shido) in Japanese

The name Sid in Japanese Katakana is シド which in romaji is shido. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sid in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しど.

How do you write Sid in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sid" is 指導 (しどう), pronounced "shi-dou". The kanji means "guidance".

The western meaning of the name "Sid" is derived from the Old English name "Sigeweard", which means "victory guard". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 勝守 (Kachimori), which is pronounced ka-chi-mo-ri and means "victory guard".

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