Al (aru) in Japanese

The name Al in Japanese Katakana is アル which in romaji is aru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Al in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ある.

How do you write Al in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name would be 有 (ある), pronounced "a-ru". It means "to have" or "existence".

The western meaning of the name "Al" is a short form of the name "Albert" or "Alfred", which means "noble and bright". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 阿爾 (Āěr), which is pronounced "ah-er". The Kanji characters mean "noble" (阿) and "bright" (爾).

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