Irene (airiin) in Japanese

The name Irene in Japanese Katakana is アイリイン which in romaji is airiin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Irene in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あいりいん.

How do you write Irene in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Irene" is 愛りいん (Ai-ri-in). The kanji 愛 means "love" and 里 means "village". This name can be translated as "lovely village".

The western meaning of the name Irene is "peace". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 和音 (Wa-on). This name is pronounced wa-oh-n and it means "harmonious sound".

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