Dama (dama) in Japanese

The name Dama in Japanese Katakana is ダマ which in romaji is dama. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dama in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is だま.

How do you write Dama in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 玉 (dama). It is pronounced as "da-ma" and it means "jewel" or "ball".

In the western world, the name "Dama" is often used as a shortened form of the name "Damaris," which is derived from the Greek word for "calf." The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning would be 牛馬 (gyūma), which is pronounced "gyu-u-ma." The kanji characters mean "ox" and "horse," respectively.

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