Max (makkusu) in Japanese

The name Max in Japanese Katakana is マックス which in romaji is makkusu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Max in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まっくす.

How do you write Max in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "makkusu" is 麻吉 (まきち). It is pronounced "ma-ki-chi". The kanji means "hemp, good luck".

The western meaning of the name "Max" is "greatest" or "the greatest". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 大輝 (Dai-Ki). This is pronounced "dah-ee-kee" and it means "great radiance" or "great shine".

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