China (chaina) in Japanese

The name China in Japanese Katakana is チャイナ which in romaji is chaina. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, China in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ちゃいな.

How do you write China in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 智那 (pronounced Chi-na). The kanji 智 means "wisdom" and 那 means "that".

The western meaning of the name "China" is derived from the Qin Dynasty, which unified China in 221 BCE. The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 秦 (Qín), pronounced "cheen". The kanji 秦 means "dynasty of Qin".

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