Kevin

in Japanese

圭敏

Kei · Bin

jewel · agility

How Japanese people write Kevinケビン

Character by character

Other ways to write Kevin

啓彬

Kei · Bin

reveal · elegance

慶敏

Kei · Bin

joy · agility

About Kevin in Japanese

In Japan, Kevin is written ケビン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 圭敏 is read Kei · Bin. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 圭 (Kei, jewel), 敏 (Bin, agility).

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Questions

How do you write Kevin in Japanese?+

Kevin is written ケビン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 圭敏, read Kei · Bin.

What does 圭敏 mean?+

Character by character, 圭敏 means jewel · agility.

Is 圭敏 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Kei · Bin and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kevin is written in katakana: ケビン.

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