Karen (karen) in Japanese

The name Karen in Japanese Katakana is カレン which in romaji is karen. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Karen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かれん.

How do you write Karen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Karen" is 香蓮, which is pronounced as "Kou-ren". The kanji means "fragrant lotus".

The western meaning of the name Karen is "pure". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 清音, pronounced as Sei-On. The kanji characters mean "clear" and "sound".

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