Alan (aran) in Japanese

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

How do you write Alan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alan" is 亜蘭 (pronounced A-ra-n). It is composed of two kanji characters: 亜 (a) meaning "second" or "Asia", and 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid".

The western meaning of the name Alan is "handsome" or "peaceful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 安良 (An-ra). This name is pronounced an-ra and it means "peaceful and good".

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