Brad (buraddo) in Japanese

The name Brad in Japanese Katakana is ブラッド which in romaji is buraddo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Brad in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぶらっど.

How do you write Brad in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "brad" is 武藤 (Butō), which is pronounced "bu-to". The kanji characters mean "military" and "wisteria".

The western meaning of the name "Brad" is "broad meadow". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 広芝 (Hiroshi). It is pronounced "Hee-roh-shee". The kanji characters mean "wide" and "lawn".

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