Obama (obama) in Japanese

The name Obama in Japanese Katakana is オバマ which in romaji is obama. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Obama in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is おばま.

How do you write Obama in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "obama" is 小間 (pronounced: "koh-ma"). The kanji means "small room."

The western meaning of the name "Obama" is "little beach". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 小浜 (Kohama), pronounced ko-ha-ma. The kanji characters mean "small" and "beach".

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