Kathryn (kyasurin) in Japanese

The name Kathryn in Japanese Katakana is キャスリン which in romaji is kyasurin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kathryn in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きゃすりん.

How do you write Kathryn in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kyasurin" is 華鈴 (ka-su-rin). The kanji characters mean "flower bell".

The western meaning of the name Kathryn is "pure". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 清香 (Kiyoka), pronounced "Kee-yo-ka". The Kanji characters mean "clear" and "fragrance".

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