Barak (baraku) in Japanese

The name Barak in Japanese Katakana is バラク which in romaji is baraku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Barak in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばらく.

How do you write Barak in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "barak" is 百落 (pronounced "hyaku-raku"), which means "to fall in hundredths".

The western meaning of the name "Barak" is "lightning". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 閃光 (せんこう), which is pronounced "sen-kou". The kanji characters mean "flash of light".

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