Calvin
in Japanese
Ka · Ru · Bin
flower · lapis lazuli · agility
Character by character
Other ways to write Calvin
夏琉彬
Ka · Ru · Bin
summer · precious stone · elegance
河流敏
Ka · Ru · Bin
river · flow · agility
About Calvin in Japanese
In Japan, Calvin is written カルヴィン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 華瑠敏 is read Ka · Ru · Bin. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 華 (Ka, flower), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 敏 (Bin, agility).
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How do you write Calvin in Japanese?+
Calvin is written カルヴィン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 華瑠敏, read Ka · Ru · Bin.
What does 華瑠敏 mean?+
Character by character, 華瑠敏 means flower · lapis lazuli · agility.
Is 華瑠敏 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ru · Bin and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Calvin is written in katakana: カルヴィン.