Reuven (ruuben) in Japanese

The name Reuven in Japanese Katakana is ルウベン which in romaji is ruuben. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Reuven in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るうべん.

How do you write Reuven in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Reuven" is 琉璃文, which is pronounced "Ri-u-ri-bun". This kanji name means "lapis lazuli writing".

The western meaning of the name Reuven is "behold a son". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 見ゆうべの子 (Miyuube no Ko), which is pronounced "mi-yu-u-be-no-ko". The Kanji characters mean "to see" (見) and "child" (子).

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