Silas (sairasu) in Japanese

The name Silas in Japanese Katakana is サイラス which in romaji is sairasu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Silas in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さいらす.

How do you write Silas in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "silas" (romaji: "sairasu") is 西螺, pronounced as "sei-ra". This kanji means "west conch".

The western meaning of the name Silas is "man of the forest". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 森男, which is pronounced as "mori-otoko" and means "man of the forest".

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