Dana (deina) in Japanese

The name Dana in Japanese Katakana is デイナ which in romaji is deina. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dana in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is でいな.

How do you write Dana in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dana" is 田菜 (pronounced "ta-na"). The kanji 田 means "rice field," and 菜 means "vegetable."

The western meaning of the name Dana is "from Denmark" or "wise". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 稚奈, which is pronounced as "chi-na". The kanji characters mean "youthful" and "Nara (an old capital of Japan)".

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