Mason (meison) in Japanese

The name Mason in Japanese Katakana is メイソン which in romaji is meison. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mason in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めいそん.

How do you write Mason in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "meison" is 明邨, pronounced "mei-son". The kanji 明 means "bright" or "clear", and 邨 means "town" or "neighborhood".

The western meaning of the name Mason is derived from an occupational surname meaning "stoneworker" or "stonemason". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 石工 (Ishikō), which is pronounced "ee-shee-koh". The Kanji characters 石 (ishi) and 工 (kō) mean "stone" and "work", respectively.

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