Clive (kuraibu) in Japanese

The name Clive in Japanese Katakana is クライブ which in romaji is kuraibu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Clive in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くらいぶ.

How do you write Clive in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that is similar to "Clive" is 久来部 (Kuraibu). It is pronounced as "ku-rai-bu" and the kanji mean "long time coming".

The western meaning of the name Clive is "cliff". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 崖 (Gake). It is pronounced "ga-ke" and it means "cliff".

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