Alma (aruma) in Japanese

The name Alma in Japanese Katakana is アルマ which in romaji is aruma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるま.

How do you write Alma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that is similar to "aruma" is 有馬, which is pronounced as "a-ru-ma". The kanji means "having a horse".

The western meaning of the name "Alma" is "nourishing" or "kind". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 愛麻 (Ai-ma), which is pronounced with two syllables: "ai" and "ma". The kanji characters mean "love" and "hemp" respectively, and together they signify a nourishing and loving spirit.

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