Kent (kento) in Japanese

The name Kent in Japanese Katakana is ケント which in romaji is kento. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kent in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is けんと.

How do you write Kent in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kent" is 健斗 (pronounced: ke-n-to). The kanji 健 means "healthy, strong," and the kanji 斗 means "dipper, ladle."

The western meaning of the name "Kent" is "White" or "Bright". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 白燐, pronounced "haku-rin". This kanji means "white phosphorus".

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