Zoe (zooi) in Japanese

The name Zoe in Japanese Katakana is ゾオイ which in romaji is zooi. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Zoe in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぞおい.

How do you write Zoe in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "zoe" is 象衣 (Zōi). It is pronounced as "zo-i" and it means "elephant clothes".

The western meaning of the name "Zoe" is "life". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is "生" (sei), which is pronounced "se-i". This kanji means "life" or "birth".

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