Sullivan (sariban) in Japanese

The name Sullivan in Japanese Katakana is サリバン which in romaji is sariban. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sullivan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さりばん.

How do you write Sullivan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Sullivan" is 茶蘭 (Saraban). It is pronounced "sa-ra-ban" and the kanji mean "tea orchid".

The western meaning of the name Sullivan is "dark-eyed one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 黒眼 (Kokugan). It is pronounced as ko-ku-gan, with the kanji meaning "black eye".

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