Van (ban) in Japanese

The name Van in Japanese Katakana is バン which in romaji is ban. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Van in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばん.

How do you write Van in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "van" is 番 (pronounced "ba-n"), which means "turn (in sequence)."

The western meaning of the name "Van" is derived from the Dutch word "van" meaning "of" or "from". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 范 (fàn), which is pronounced "fahn". The Kanji character 范 means "model" or "pattern".

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