Alana (arana) in Japanese

The name Alana in Japanese Katakana is アラナ which in romaji is arana. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alana in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あらな.

How do you write Alana in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "arana" is 荒那, which is pronounced "A-ra-na". The kanji characters mean "wild", "what" and "that".

The western meaning of the name Alana is "beautiful, precious, and awakening". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美麗華 (Birei-ka), which is pronounced "bee-ray-ka". The kanji characters mean "beautiful" (美麗) and "flower/splendor" (華).

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