Ian (ian) in Japanese

The name Ian in Japanese Katakana is イアン which in romaji is ian. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ian in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いあん.

How do you write Ian in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ian" is 伊庵 (pronounced: i-an). The kanji means "hermitage".

The western meaning of the name "Ian" is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 庵 (I-an). This is pronounced "I-an" and it means "hermitage".

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