Jonah (jona) in Japanese

The name Jonah in Japanese Katakana is ジョナ which in romaji is jona. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Jonah in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じょな.

How do you write Jonah in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "jonah" is 城奈 (Jōna), pronounced as "Jō-na". The kanji 城 means "castle" and 奈 means "Nara (an ancient capital of Japan)".

The western meaning of the name Jonah is "dove". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 鳩 (Hato), pronounced "ha-to". The kanji means "dove".

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