Mae (mei) in Japanese

The name Mae in Japanese Katakana is メイ which in romaji is mei. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mae in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めい.

How do you write Mae in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "mae" (romaji: "mei") is 明 (あか-らか). It is pronounced as "a-ka-ra-ka". The kanji means "bright" or "clear".

The western meaning of the name Mae is "bitter" or "pearl". The closest matching kanji name based on this meaning is 真江 (pronounced Ma-e). The kanji 真 means "true" and 江 means "inlet" or "bay". Together, the kanji name 真江 means "true inlet" or "true bay".

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