Mel (meru) in Japanese

The name Mel in Japanese Katakana is メル which in romaji is meru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is める.

How do you write Mel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "mel" is 目瑠 (meru). It is pronounced "me-ru" and it means "eye, lapis lazuli".

The western meaning of the name "Mel" is short for Melanie, meaning "black, dark" or "honey". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be "Kuro-mi" (黒美), which is pronounced "koo-roh-mee". The kanji characters mean "black" (黒) and "beauty" (美).

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