Charlene (shariin) in Japanese

The name Charlene in Japanese Katakana is シャリイン which in romaji is shariin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Charlene in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃりいん.

How do you write Charlene in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "charlene" is 沙鈴 (pronounced "sha-riin"), which means "sand bell".

The western meaning of the name Charlene is "free man". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 自由人 (Jiyuu-jin). The pronunciation of this name is ji-yu-u-jin. The Kanji characters mean "free" (自由) and "person" (人).

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