Katherine (kyasarin) in Japanese

The name Katherine in Japanese Katakana is キャサリン which in romaji is kyasarin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Katherine in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きゃさりん.

How do you write Katherine in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Katherine" is 華紗琳 (かしゃりん), which is pronounced "ka-sha-ri-n". The kanji mean "splendid" (華) + "gauze" (紗) + "beautiful jade" (琳).

The western meaning of the name Katherine is "pure". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 清華 (Kiyoka), which is pronounced as "Kee-yo-ka". The Kanji characters mean "pure" and "flower/splendor".

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