Meira (meira) in Japanese

The name Meira in Japanese Katakana is メイラ which in romaji is meira. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Meira in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めいら.

How do you write Meira in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "meira" is 芽衣羅 (Mē-i-ra). 芽 means "bud" or "sprout", 衣 means "clothing" or "garment", and 羅 means "gauze" or "thin silk". Together, the kanji name can be interpreted as meaning something like "budding garment of gauze".

The western meaning of the name "Meira" is "light" or "bright". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明ら (pronounced mei-ra), which means "bright".

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