America (amerika) in Japanese

The name America in Japanese Katakana is アメリカ which in romaji is amerika. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, America in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あめりか.

How do you write America in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "america" is 亜米利加 (pronounced as a-me-ri-ka), which means "America".

The western meaning of the name "America" is derived from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, and is a combination of the Latin words "americus" (meaning "of the New World") and "terra" (meaning "land"). The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 米利加 (pronounced "Bei-ri-ka"), which translates to "land of the New World".

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