Herman (haaman) in Japanese

The name Herman in Japanese Katakana is ハアマン which in romaji is haaman. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Herman in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はあまん.

How do you write Herman in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "haaman" is 波満 (はあまん). It is pronounced "ha-a-man". The kanji 波 means "wave", and 満 means "full".

The western meaning of the name "Herman" is "army man" or "soldier". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 武人 (ぶじん), which is pronounced "bu-jin". The Kanji characters mean "military" and "person".

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