Barbie (baabii) in Japanese

The name Barbie in Japanese Katakana is バアビイ which in romaji is baabii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Barbie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばあびい.

How do you write Barbie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "barbie" is 羽衣 (pronounced as "haa-i"). The kanji literally means "feather clothing".

The western meaning of the name "Barbie" is a diminutive form of the name Barbara, which is derived from the Greek word "barbaros", meaning "foreigner". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 羽芭蕾, pronounced "ha-ba-rei". The kanji characters mean "feather" (羽), "rose" (芭), and "refined" (蕾).

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