Terry (terii) in Japanese

The name Terry in Japanese Katakana is テリイ which in romaji is terii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Terry in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is てりい.

How do you write Terry in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "terry" is 照里 (てりい), pronounced "te-ri-i". The kanji 照 means "illuminate" and 里 means "village".

The western meaning of the name Terry is derived from the French name Thierry, which means "ruler of the people". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 王者 (ōja), which is pronounced as "oh-jah". The Kanji characters 王 (ō) and 者 (ja) mean "king" and "person" respectively, so the name 王者 (ōja) means "kingly person".

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