Zooey (zooi) in Japanese

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

How do you write Zooey in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "zooey" is 津夷 (pronounced "tsu-i"), which means "port or harbor".

The western meaning of the name "Zooey" is "life" or "vitality". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 生命 (Seimei). It is pronounced "sei-mei" and it means "life" or "existence".

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