Alan
in Japanese
A · Ran
Asia / second · storm
Character by character
Other ways to write Alan
安嵐
A · Ran
peace · storm
阿蘭
A · Ran
nook · orchid
About Alan in Japanese
In Japan, Alan is written アラン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 亜嵐 is read A · Ran. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 亜 (A, Asia / second), 嵐 (Ran, storm).
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How do you write Alan in Japanese?+
Alan is written アラン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 亜嵐, read A · Ran.
What does 亜嵐 mean?+
Character by character, 亜嵐 means Asia / second · storm.
Is 亜嵐 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as A · Ran and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Alan is written in katakana: アラン.