Colleen
in Japanese
Kō · Rin
light · jewel
Character by character
Other ways to write Colleen
琥凛
Ko · Rin
amber · dignity
心鈴
Ko · Rin
heart · little bell
About Colleen in Japanese
In Japan, Colleen is written コリーン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 光琳 is read Kō · Rin. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 光 (Kō, light), 琳 (Rin, jewel).
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How do you write Colleen in Japanese?+
Colleen is written コリーン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 光琳, read Kō · Rin.
What does 光琳 mean?+
Character by character, 光琳 means light · jewel.
Is 光琳 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Kō · Rin and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Colleen is written in katakana: コリーン.