Bob (bobu) in Japanese

The name Bob in Japanese Katakana is ボブ which in romaji is bobu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Bob in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぼぶ.

How do you write Bob in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "bobu" is 坊ぼう (bō-bō). The first kanji, 坊, means "boy" or "youth," and the second kanji, ぼう, means "monk." Together, the two kanji mean "young monk."

The western meaning of the name "Bob" is derived from the Germanic name "Robert", which means "bright fame". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明名 (Mei-na), which is pronounced "may-nah". The Kanji characters mean "bright" and "name".

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