Hon (hon) in Japanese

The name Hon in Japanese Katakana is ホン which in romaji is hon. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Hon in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ほん.

How do you write Hon in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "hon" is 本, pronounced as "ho-n". It means "book" or "origin".

The western meaning of the name "hon" is short for "honey" or "sweetheart". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 甘い (amai), which is pronounced ah-mah-ee. The kanji means "sweet".

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