Carmen
in Japanese
Ka · Ru · Men
flower · lapis lazuli · cotton
Character by character
Other ways to write Carmen
香琉綿
Ka · Ru · Men
fragrance · precious stone · cotton
佳瑠綿
Ka · Ru · Men
excellence · lapis lazuli · cotton
About Carmen in Japanese
In Japan, Carmen is written カルメン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 華瑠綿 is read Ka · Ru · Men. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 華 (Ka, flower), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 綿 (Men, cotton).
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How do you write Carmen in Japanese?+
Carmen is written カルメン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 華瑠綿, read Ka · Ru · Men.
What does 華瑠綿 mean?+
Character by character, 華瑠綿 means flower · lapis lazuli · cotton.
Is 華瑠綿 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ru · Men and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Carmen is written in katakana: カルメン.