Kirby (kaabii) in Japanese

The name Kirby in Japanese Katakana is カアビイ which in romaji is kaabii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kirby in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かあびい.

How do you write Kirby in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kirby" is 桂比 (pronounced Kē-bí). The kanji 桂 means "cassia tree" and 比 means "compare".

The western meaning of the name Kirby is "Church settlement". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 桐比 (Kirby). It is pronounced as "Ki-r-by". The Kanji characters mean "Paulownia" and "Compare".

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