Merle (maaru) in Japanese

The name Merle in Japanese Katakana is マアル which in romaji is maaru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Merle in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まある.

How do you write Merle in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "merle" (romaji: "maaru") is 麻留 (pronounced "ma-ru"). The kanji means "hemp + stop/remain".

The western meaning of the name "Merle" is "blackbird". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 黒鳥 (Kokuchou), pronounced "ko-ku-chou". The kanji characters mean "black" and "bird".

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