Zelda (zeruda) in Japanese

The name Zelda in Japanese Katakana is ゼルダ which in romaji is zeruda. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Zelda in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぜるだ.

How do you write Zelda in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "zelda" is 絶羅田 (Zeruda). It is pronounced "ze-ru-da" and it means "cut off from the rice field".

The western meaning of the name "Zelda" is "dark battle". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦闘 (sentō), which is pronounced sen-toh. The kanji characters mean "battle" and "struggle".

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