Dan (dan) in Japanese

The name Dan in Japanese Katakana is ダン which in romaji is dan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is だん.

How do you write Dan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dan" would be 団 (pronounced "da-n"), which means "group".

The western meaning of the name "Dan" is "judge" or "ruler". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 壇 (Dan), which is pronounced "dah-n". The kanji means "altar" or "platform".

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