Ruben (ruuben) in Japanese

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

How do you write Ruben in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ruben" is 留紅 (Ryuukou). It is pronounced "ryuu-kou". The kanji 留 means "to stop" or "to remain", and 紅 means "crimson red".

The western meaning of the name Ruben is "behold, a son". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 見ゆる子 (Miyuru Ko). It is pronounced "mi-yu-ru-ko". The Kanji characters mean "to see" (見) and "child" (子).

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