Benjamin (benjamin) in Japanese

The name Benjamin in Japanese Katakana is ベンジャミン which in romaji is benjamin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Benjamin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is べんじゃみん.

How do you write Benjamin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Benjamin" is 弁慈万 (べんじまん). It is pronounced "ben-ji-man" and it means "benevolent 10,000".

The western meaning of the name Benjamin is "son of the right hand" or "son of the south". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 右南男 (Yūnan Otoko), which is pronounced "yoo-nahn-oh-toh-koh". The Kanji characters mean "right", "south", and "man" respectively.

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