Barbara in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Barbara is written in katakana as バーバラ. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 羽芭良 (babara): “feather”, “banana plant”, “goodness”.

How Barbara sounds in Japanese

バーバラ

Kanji for Barbara

羽芭良

babara

羽
ba feather
Feathers and wings; lightness and the freedom to fly.
芭
ba banana plant
The plant that gave the poet Bashō (芭蕉) his name.
良
ra goodness
Simply good: kind, sound and well made.

羽馬楽

babara

羽
ba feather
Feathers and wings; lightness and the freedom to fly.
馬
ba horse
The horse; strength, speed and freedom.
楽
ra joy
Enjoyment and ease, and also music.

芭羽良

babara

芭
ba banana plant
The plant that gave the poet Bashō (芭蕉) his name.
羽
ba feather
Feathers and wings; lightness and the freedom to fly.
良
ra goodness
Simply good: kind, sound and well made.

By style

Masculine

羽馬良

feather · horse · goodness

Feminine

羽芭蘭

feather · banana plant · orchid

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