Sybil (shibiru) in Japanese

The name Sybil in Japanese Katakana is シビル which in romaji is shibiru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sybil in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しびる.

How do you write Sybil in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sybil" is 司徒 (pronounced shi-to). This kanji means "official" or "administrator".

The western meaning of the name "Sybil" is "prophetess". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 賢い女 (Kashikoi Onna), which is pronounced ka-shi-ko-i o-n-na and means "wise woman".

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