Elaine (erein) in Japanese

The name Elaine in Japanese Katakana is エレイン which in romaji is erein. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elaine in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えれいん.

How do you write Elaine in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "elaine" is 江蓮 (Eren). It is pronounced as "e-re-n". The kanji characters mean "inlet" and "lotus".

The western meaning of the name Elaine is "bright, shining light". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 煌-きら-めく, which is pronounced "Kou-ki-ra-me-ku". The kanji characters mean "bright" and "sparkle".

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