Sahara (sahara) in Japanese

The name Sahara in Japanese Katakana is サハラ which in romaji is sahara. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sahara in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さはら.

How do you write Sahara in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sahara" is 沙原, pronounced sa-ha-ra. The kanji mean "sand plain".

The western meaning of the name "Sahara" is "desert". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 沙羅 (pronounced sa-ha-ra), which means "desert flower".

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