Elma (eruma) in Japanese

The name Elma in Japanese Katakana is エルマ which in romaji is eruma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えるま.

How do you write Elma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "elma" is 絵留馬 (pronounced e-ru-ma). This kanji means "picture, stay, horse".

The western meaning of the name Elma is "apple". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 林檎 (りんご), which is pronounced "rin-go". The kanji characters mean "forest" and "fruit".

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