Robert (robaato) in Japanese

The name Robert in Japanese Katakana is ロバアト which in romaji is robaato. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Robert in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ろばあと.

How do you write Robert in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "robert" is 羅伯太 (Rōbokuta). It is pronounced as "Ro-bo-ku-ta", with the first syllable being slightly elongated. The kanji 羅 means "gauze, thin silk", 伯 means "chief, count, earl", and 太 means "thick, big".

The western meaning of the name Robert is "bright fame". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 良輝 (ryouki). It is pronounced as "ryou-ki", with the first syllable being pronounced like the English word "row". The kanji characters mean "good" and "radiance" respectively.

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