Ebony (ebonii) in Japanese

The name Ebony in Japanese Katakana is エボニイ which in romaji is ebonii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ebony in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えぼにい.

How do you write Ebony in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ebonii" is 恵朋 (えぼん - e-bon). The kanji 恵 means "blessing, favor, grace" and 朋 means "companion, friend".

The western meaning of the name "Ebony" is a dark-colored wood, usually from the ebony tree. The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 黒檀 (Kokutan), which is pronounced ko-ku-tan. The kanji characters mean "black sandalwood".

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