Arai (arai) in Japanese

The name Arai in Japanese Katakana is アライ which in romaji is arai. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Arai in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あらい.

How do you write Arai in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "arai" is 新井, pronounced "a-rai". The kanji means "new well".

The western meaning of the name "Arai" is "rough". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 荒井, which is pronounced as "A-rai". The Kanji characters used in this name mean "rough" and "well".

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