Lina (rina) in Japanese

The name Lina in Japanese Katakana is リナ which in romaji is rina. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lina in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is りな.

How do you write Lina in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "lina" (or "rina") is 莉奈, which is pronounced "ri-na". The kanji characters mean "jasmine" (莉) and "name" (奈).

The western meaning of the name "Lina" is derived from the Latin name "Carolina", which means "free man" or "strong". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 自由 (Jiyuu), which is pronounced "jee-yuu". The Kanji characters mean "freedom" or "liberty".

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