Karl (kaaru) in Japanese

The name Karl in Japanese Katakana is カアル which in romaji is kaaru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Karl in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かある.

How do you write Karl in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kaaru" is 唐 (Karou). It is pronounced as "ka-rou" and it means "China".

The western meaning of the name "Karl" is "free man". The closest matching Kanji name would be 自由男 (Jiyuu-Otoko), which is pronounced "jee-yoo-oh-toh-koh". The kanji characters mean "free" (自由) and "man" (男).

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