Herb (haabu) in Japanese

The name Herb in Japanese Katakana is ハアブ which in romaji is haabu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Herb in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はあぶ.

How do you write Herb in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "haabu" is 葉歩 (はば). It is pronounced "ha-ba" and it means "leaf walk".

The western meaning of the name "Herb" is derived from the Old English word "hearbe", meaning "grass" or "herb". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 草 (Kusa), pronounced "Koo-sah". The Kanji character 草 means "grass".

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