Abe (eibu) in Japanese

The name Abe in Japanese Katakana is エイブ which in romaji is eibu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Abe in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えいぶ.

How do you write Abe in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "abe" (romaji: "eibu") is 江部 (pronounced e-bu). The kanji characters mean "inlet" and "part".

The western meaning of the name Abe is "breath, vapor". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 安倍 (Abe). It is pronounced "Ah-beh". The Kanji characters mean "peace" and "to stay, endure".

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