Clara (kurara) in Japanese

The name Clara in Japanese Katakana is クララ which in romaji is kurara. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Clara in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くらら.

How do you write Clara in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Clara" is 紅蘭 (Kōran), pronounced ko-o-ran. The kanji 紅 (kō) means "crimson" or "deep red," and 蘭 (ran) means "orchid."

The western meaning of the name Clara is "bright" or "clear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明良 (あかり), which is pronounced as "a-ka-ri". The Kanji characters mean "bright" and "good".

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