Marvin (maabin) in Japanese

The name Marvin in Japanese Katakana is マアビン which in romaji is maabin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marvin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まあびん.

How do you write Marvin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "marvin" is 馬敏 (まびん), pronounced "ma-bin". The kanji characters mean "horse" and "quick/agile".

The western meaning of the name Marvin is "friend of the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海友 (Kai-yuu), which is pronounced "kai-yuu". The kanji characters mean "sea" and "friend".

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