Sebastien (sebasuchan) in Japanese

The name Sebastien in Japanese Katakana is セバスチャン which in romaji is sebasuchan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sebastien in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is せばすちゃん.

How do you write Sebastien in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sebastien" is 瀬波津川 (Se-ba-tsu-gawa), which is pronounced as "seh-bah-tsoo-gah-wah". The kanji 瀬 (se) means "rapids", 波 (ba) means "wave", 津 (tsu) means "harbor", and 川 (gawa) means "river".

The western meaning of the name Sebastien is "revered". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 敬愛 (Keiai), which is pronounced as "kei-ai". The kanji characters mean "respect" and "love".

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