Alpha (arufa) in Japanese

The name Alpha in Japanese Katakana is アルファ which in romaji is arufa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alpha in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるふぁ.

How do you write Alpha in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "arufa" is 亜留羅 (pronounced ah-ru-ra). This kanji means "second generation" or "second rate".

The western meaning of the name "Alpha" is "first" or "leader". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 頭脳 (あたまのう), which is pronounced "a-ta-ma-no-u". The kanji characters mean "head" and "mind".

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