Marco (maruko) in Japanese

The name Marco in Japanese Katakana is マルコ which in romaji is maruko. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marco in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まるこ.

How do you write Marco in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "maruko" is 丸子 (maru-ko), which means "round child".

The western meaning of the name Marco is "warlike" or "defender of the people". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦士 (senshi), pronounced "sen-shi". The kanji literally translates to "warrior".

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