Calvin (karubin) in Japanese

The name Calvin in Japanese Katakana is カルビン which in romaji is karubin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Calvin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かるびん.

How do you write Calvin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Calvin" is 軽斌 (Karubin). It is pronounced "ke-ru-bin" and it means "light/easy + rule/govern".

The western meaning of the name "Calvin" is "bald" or "bald one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 禿 (Haku), which is pronounced "ha-ku" and means "bald".

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