Santa (santa) in Japanese

The name Santa in Japanese Katakana is サンタ which in romaji is santa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Santa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is さんた.

How do you write Santa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "santa" is 三多 (pronounced "san-ta"), which means "three times more".

The western meaning of the name "Santa" is Saint Nicholas. The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 聖なるニコラ (Sei-na-ru Ni-ko-ra), which translates to "Holy Nicholas".

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