Lenna (rena) in Japanese

The name Lenna in Japanese Katakana is レナ which in romaji is rena. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lenna in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is れな.

How do you write Lenna in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lenna" is 連奈 (rena). It is pronounced re-na and it means "to connect, to be connected".

The western meaning of the name "Lenna" is "light, torch, bright one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 煉火 (ren-ka), which is pronounced "rehn-kah". The Kanji characters mean "refining fire".

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