Kai name meaning PLEASE HELP

MistressMuffinYumYum · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hello, my name is Kai and I am a girl. My parents named me Kai after the Hawaiian meaning 'ocean.' I heard it had a lot of meanings in Japanese and I was looking for some help. I have no specific kanji for my name, but I am looking for one. Any help will be much appreciated.

MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

One meaning is indeed ocean in Japanese.

MistressMuffinYumYum · (#3 (**permalink**))

Do you know the kanji? Or any other meaning?

MMM · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MistressMuffinYumYum

Do you know the kanji? Or any other meaning?

海

There are lots of other words pronounced "kai" but most are not used as names.

MistressMuffinYumYum · (#5 (**permalink**))

I looked it up and saw other meanings such as rank, world, and ashes. Can they be used as names?

MMM · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MistressMuffinYumYum

I looked it up and saw other meanings such as rank, world, and ashes. Can they be used as names?

A native Japanese would be best to answer that. It also means times, floors (of a building), lump, ... but they aren't names. Like "stew" is different from
"Stu".

MistressMuffinYumYum · (#7 (**permalink**))

Okay. Could you recommend any native speakers on this site? Thank you very much!

MMM · (#8 (**permalink**))

You already made the thread, so they will come.

MistressMuffinYumYum · (#9 (**permalink**))

Guess you're right. Thank you