Krista (kurisuta) in Japanese

The name Krista in Japanese Katakana is クリスタ which in romaji is kurisuta. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Krista in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is くりすた.

How do you write Krista in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name for "krista" is 栗栖 (Kuri-su). This name is pronounced with two syllables: ku-ri-su. The kanji characters mean "chestnut tree".

The western meaning of the name Krista is "follower of Christ". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is クリスタ (Kurisuta), pronounced "Kuri-su-ta". The Kanji characters used for this name mean "Christ" (クリス) and "person" (タ).

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