Carmen (karumen) in Japanese

The name Carmen in Japanese Katakana is カルメン which in romaji is karumen. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Carmen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かるめん.

How do you write Carmen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "carmen" is 華留芽 (かるめ), pronounced ka-ru-me. The kanji 華 means "flower" or "splendid", 留 means "to stop" or "to stay", and 芽 means "bud".

The western meaning of the name Carmen is "song". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 歌 (uta). It is pronounced "u-ta". The kanji means "song".

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