Carl (kaaru) in Japanese

The name Carl in Japanese Katakana is カアル which in romaji is kaaru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Carl in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かある.

How do you write Carl in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "kaaru" is 嘉留 (pronounced ka-ru). The kanji characters mean "good" and "stay/remain".

The western meaning of the name "Carl" is "free man". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 自由 (ji-yuu), which means "freedom". The pronunciation of this name is ji-yuu.

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