Spike (supaiku) in Japanese

The name Spike in Japanese Katakana is スパイク which in romaji is supaiku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Spike in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is すぱいく.

How do you write Spike in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "spike" is 斯派栗 (pronounced sī-pài-lì), which means "a kind of chestnut".

The western meaning of the name Spike is "sharp object", and the closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 鋭い (hazukashii). It is pronounced "ha-zu-ka-shi-i". The Kanji characters mean "sharp".

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