Dawn (doon) in Japanese

The name Dawn in Japanese Katakana is ドオン which in romaji is doon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dawn in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is どおん.

How do you write Dawn in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 東音 (とうおん), pronounced "tou-on". The kanji 東 means "east" and 音 means "sound".

The western meaning of the name Dawn is "the beginning of the day, the first light of day". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 旭 (Asahi), pronounced as "ah-sah-hee". The kanji 旭 means "rising sun".

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