Carter (kaataa) in Japanese

The name Carter in Japanese Katakana is カアタア which in romaji is kaataa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Carter in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かあたあ.

How do you write Carter in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "carter" is 加太 (ka-ta). The kanji characters mean "to add" and "thick/great."

The western meaning of the name Carter is "one who transports goods by cart or wagon". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 車夫 (Kuruma-tsukai), which is pronounced ku-ru-ma-tsu-kai. The Kanji characters mean "cart" and "servant" respectively.

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