Sunni (sanii) in Japanese

The name Sunni in Japanese Katakana is サニイ which in romaji is sanii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sunni in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さにい.

How do you write Sunni in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name for "sunni" is 佐仁 (さにん, sa-nin). The kanji 佐 means "help" and 仁 means "benevolence".

The western meaning of the name "Sunni" is derived from the Arabic word for "one who follows the Sunnah," which is the traditional way of life of the Prophet Muhammad. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 慎仁 (Shin-Jin), which is pronounced "shin-jin" and means "prudent and benevolent."

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