Carta (karuta) in Japanese

The name Carta in Japanese Katakana is カルタ which in romaji is karuta. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Carta in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かるた.

How do you write Carta in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "karuta" is 軽太, which is pronounced as "kei-ta". The kanji 軽 means "light" and 太 means "thick, big".

The western meaning of the name "Carta" is derived from the Latin word for "charter," which means a document or agreement that establishes rights, privileges, or obligations. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 約書 (やくしょ) which is pronounced "ya-ku-sho". The Kanji characters mean "agreement" and "writing".

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