Mei (mei) in Japanese

The name Mei in Japanese Katakana is メイ which in romaji is mei. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mei in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めい.

How do you write Mei in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "mei" is 明い (pronounced: me-i). The kanji 明 means "bright" or "clear".

The western meaning of the name "Mei" is "beautiful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美, which is pronounced "bi-mi" and means "beauty".

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