Cohen (koohen) in Japanese

The name Cohen in Japanese Katakana is コオヘン which in romaji is koohen. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cohen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is こおへん.

How do you write Cohen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cohen" is 江辺 (pronounced: e-be). It is composed of two kanji characters: 江 (e) meaning "inlet" or "bay", and 辺 (be) meaning "side" or "vicinity".

The western meaning of the name "Cohen" is "priest". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is "司祭" (shisai). It is pronounced "shi-sai", and it means "priest".

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