Zion (zaion) in Japanese

The name Zion in Japanese Katakana is ザイオン which in romaji is zaion. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Zion in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ざいおん.

How do you write Zion in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "zion" is 詔院 (shōin). It is pronounced shō-in and it means imperial court.

The western meaning of the name "Zion" is a biblical term for Jerusalem, or a place of peace and safety. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 降臨 (Kōrin), which is pronounced as "ko-rin". The kanji characters mean "descend" or "come down".

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