Lea (rea) in Japanese

The name Lea in Japanese Katakana is レア which in romaji is rea. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lea in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れあ.

How do you write Lea in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Lea" is 麗 (Rei). It is pronounced as "re-i" and it means "lovely".

The western meaning of the name "Lea" is derived from the Hebrew name Leah, which means "weary" or "tired". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 疲れ (tsukare), which is pronounced "t-su-ka-re". The Kanji characters 疲 (tsuku) mean "tired" and れ (re) means "to be".

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