Marylin (maririn) in Japanese

The name Marylin in Japanese Katakana is マリリン which in romaji is maririn. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marylin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりりん.

How do you write Marylin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "marylin" (romaji: "maririn") is 麻里凛 (pronounced ma-ri-rin). The kanji for this name mean "hemp", "village", and "dignified/severe".

The western meaning of the name Marilyn is "bitterness". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 悲しみ (Kanashimi), which is pronounced ka-na-shi-mi and means "sadness".

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