Harvey (haabi) in Japanese

The name Harvey in Japanese Katakana is ハアビ which in romaji is haabi. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Harvey in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はあび.

How do you write Harvey in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "harvey" is 波美 (はび, ha-bi). The kanji 波 means "wave" and 美 means "beauty".

The western meaning of the name Harvey is "battle worthy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦可 (Senka), which is pronounced sen-ka. The kanji 戦 means "battle" and 可 means "worthy".

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