Brandy (burandi) in Japanese

The name Brandy in Japanese Katakana is ブランディ which in romaji is burandi. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Brandy in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぶらんでぃ.

How do you write Brandy in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "brandy" is 波瀾 (hōran). It is pronounced "ho-ran" and it means "waves and billows".

The western meaning of the name "Brandy" is derived from the English word "brandewijn", which means "burnt wine". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 焼酒 (shōshu), which is pronounced "sho-shu". The kanji characters mean "burnt" (焼) and "alcohol" (酒).

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