Raven

in Japanese

玲文

Rei · Bun

jade chime · letters

How Japanese people write Ravenレイヴン

Character by character

Other ways to write Raven

麗聞

Rei · Bun

beauty · hear

玲敏

Rei · Bin

jade chime · agility

About Raven in Japanese

In Japan, Raven is written レイヴン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 玲文 is read Rei · Bun. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 玲 (Rei, jade chime), 文 (Bun, letters).

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Questions

How do you write Raven in Japanese?+

Raven is written レイヴン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 玲文, read Rei · Bun.

What does 玲文 mean?+

Character by character, 玲文 means jade chime · letters.

Is 玲文 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Rei · Bun and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Raven is written in katakana: レイヴン.

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