Herbie (haabii) in Japanese

The name Herbie in Japanese Katakana is ハアビイ which in romaji is haabii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Herbie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はあびい.

How do you write Herbie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Herbie" (ハービー) is 波美 (はび), which is pronounced "ha-bi". The kanji for 波 means "wave" and 美 means "beauty".

The western meaning of the name Herbie is "bright and shining". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明日香 (あすか), which is pronounced as "a-su-ka". The kanji characters mean "bright" (明) and "fragrance" (日香).

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