Rafael (rafaeru) in Japanese

The name Rafael in Japanese Katakana is ラファエル which in romaji is rafaeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Rafael in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らふぁえる.

How do you write Rafael in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Rafael" is 良輝 (Ryouki). It is pronounced as "ryou-ki", and the kanji mean "good shine".

The western meaning of the name Rafael is "God has healed". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 拉斐爾, which is pronounced "Ra-ha-i-eru". The Kanji characters mean "pull", "beauty", and "ear".

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