Ryan (raian) in Japanese

The name Ryan in Japanese Katakana is ライアン which in romaji is raian. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ryan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らいあん.

How do you write Ryan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Ryan" is 莱安 (Rai-an). The kanji characters mean "plum peace".

The western meaning of the name Ryan is "little king" or "illustrious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 竜桓 (Ryūkan), which is pronounced "ryuu-kan". The kanji characters mean "dragon" and "stubborn".

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