Alain (aran) in Japanese

The name Alain in Japanese Katakana is アラン which in romaji is aran. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alain in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あらん.

How do you write Alain in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alain" (romaji: "aran") is 阿蘭 (pronounced a-ran). The kanji means "fragrant orchid".

The western meaning of the name "Alain" is "handsome" or "noble". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 英雄 (ei-yuu), which means "hero". It is pronounced ei-yuu, with the syllables separated by a hyphen.

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