Lavi (rabi) in Japanese

The name Lavi in Japanese Katakana is ラビ which in romaji is rabi. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lavi in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らび.

How do you write Lavi in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lavi" (romaji: "rabi") is 蘭美 (らび). It is pronounced "ra-bi". The kanji mean "orchid beauty".

The western meaning of the name "Lavi" is "lion". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 獅子 (Shishi). It is pronounced "shi-shi". The kanji characters mean "lion".

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