Tom (tomu) in Japanese

The name Tom in Japanese Katakana is トム which in romaji is tomu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Tom in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is とむ.

How do you write Tom in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "tom" is 冬 (pronounced "tou-mu"), which means "winter".

The western meaning of the name "Tom" is derived from the Aramaic name "Toma" which means "twin". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 双 (futatsu), pronounced "fu-ta-tsu". This Kanji means "pair" or "twin".

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