Marya (maria) in Japanese

The name Marya in Japanese Katakana is マリア which in romaji is maria. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marya in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりあ.

How do you write Marya in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "marya" is 真里亜 (まりあ). It is pronounced as "ma-ri-a". The kanji 真 means "true", 里 means "village" and 亜 means "Asia".

The western meaning of the name Marya is a combination of the names Maria and Mary, which means "bitter" and "beloved" respectively. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 悲愛 (hiai), which is pronounced "hee-ah-ee". The kanji characters mean "sorrow" and "love" respectively.

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