Frank (furanku) in Japanese

The name Frank in Japanese Katakana is フランク which in romaji is furanku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Frank in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ふらんく.

How do you write Frank in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "frank" is 古蘭 (Furan). It is pronounced "fu-ran" and the kanji means "ancient orchid".

The western meaning of the name "Frank" is "free man" or "truthful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 自由人 (Jiyū-jin), which is pronounced "jee-yoo-jin". The Kanji characters mean "free" (自由) and "person" (人).

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