Clarence (kurarensu) in Japanese

The name Clarence in Japanese Katakana is クラレンス which in romaji is kurarensu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Clarence in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くられんす.

How do you write Clarence in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Clarence" is 呉蘭節 (Kuran-setsu). It is pronounced "KU-ra-n-SE-tsu". The kanji characters mean "Wu (region of China) orchid festival".

The western meaning of the name Clarence is "bright and clear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明倫 (あきるん), which is pronounced as "a-ki-ru-n". The Kanji characters mean "bright" (明) and "ethics" (倫).

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