Cara (kaara) in Japanese

The name Cara in Japanese Katakana is カアラ which in romaji is kaara. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cara in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かあら.

How do you write Cara in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cara" (romaji: "kaara") is 華良, which is pronounced as "ka-ra". The kanji 華 means "flowery" or "splendid" and the kanji 良 means "good". Together, the kanji name 華良 can be translated as "splendidly good".

The western meaning of the name "Cara" is "beloved" or "dear one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 愛良 (Aira). It is pronounced "Ai-ra". The kanji characters mean "love" and "good".

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