Ben (ben) in Japanese

The name Ben in Japanese Katakana is ベン which in romaji is ben. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ben in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is べん.

How do you write Ben in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ben" is 弁 (べん). It is pronounced "ben". The kanji means "valve" or "petal".

The western meaning of the name "Ben" is "son" or "son of". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 弁 (pronounced "ben"), which means "to speak".

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