Harlan (haaran) in Japanese

The name Harlan in Japanese Katakana is ハアラン which in romaji is haaran. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Harlan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はあらん.

How do you write Harlan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "harlan" is 遥蘭 (pronounced: ha-ra-ran). The kanji means "distant orchid".

The western meaning of the name Harlan is "army land". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 治郎 (Jirō), which is pronounced "jee-roh". The Kanji characters mean "rule" and "son".

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