Kitra (kitora) in Japanese

The name Kitra in Japanese Katakana is キトラ which in romaji is kitora. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kitra in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きとら.

How do you write Kitra in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "kitra" is 貴虎 (pronounced "ki-to-ra"), which means "noble tiger".

The western meaning of the name "Kitra" is "crown of thorns". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 茨冠 (Ibara-Kabuto). This is pronounced "i-ba-ra-ka-bu-to" and it means "crown of thorns".

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