Melvin
in Japanese
Mei · Ru · Bin
clarity · lapis lazuli · agility
Character by character
Other ways to write Melvin
芽琉彬
Me · Ru · Bin
bud · precious stone · elegance
銘流敏
Mei · Ru · Bin
inscription · flow · agility
About Melvin in Japanese
In Japan, Melvin is written メルヴィン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 明瑠敏 is read Mei · Ru · Bin. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 明 (Mei, clarity), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 敏 (Bin, agility).
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How do you write Melvin in Japanese?+
Melvin is written メルヴィン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 明瑠敏, read Mei · Ru · Bin.
What does 明瑠敏 mean?+
Character by character, 明瑠敏 means clarity · lapis lazuli · agility.
Is 明瑠敏 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Mei · Ru · Bin and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Melvin is written in katakana: メルヴィン.