Brighton (buraiton) in Japanese

The name Brighton in Japanese Katakana is ブライトン which in romaji is buraiton. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Brighton in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぶらいとん.

How do you write Brighton in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "brighton" is 明頓 (mei-ton). This is pronounced with the syllables mei and ton. The kanji 明 means "bright" or "clear" and 頓 means "suddenly".

The western meaning of the name "Brighton" is a "bright town". The closest matching Kanji name is 明邦 (Mēhō). It is pronounced "meh-oh". The Kanji characters mean "bright" and "country/state".

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