Alef (arefu) in Japanese

The name Alef in Japanese Katakana is アレフ which in romaji is arefu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alef in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あれふ.

How do you write Alef in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alef" is 亜礼夫 (あれふ). It is pronounced as "a-re-fu". The kanji mean "slightly polite".

The western meaning of the name "alef" is "first" or "beginning". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 先 (さき), which is pronounced "sa-ki" and means "first" or "previous".

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