Wiley (wairii) in Japanese

The name Wiley in Japanese Katakana is ワイリイ which in romaji is wairii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Wiley in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is わいりい.

How do you write Wiley in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "wiley" is 和利 (わりい, wa-ri-i). The kanji 和 means "peace" or "harmony" and 利 means "benefit" or "advantage". Together, the kanji name 和利 can be interpreted to mean "peaceful benefit".

The western meaning of the name "Wiley" is derived from Old English and means "crafty" or "clever". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 巧 (Kou). It is pronounced "ko-u" and the kanji means "skillful".

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