Shana (shana) in Japanese

The name Shana in Japanese Katakana is シャナ which in romaji is shana. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shana in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃな.

How do you write Shana in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shana" is しゃな, pronounced "sha-na". The kanji means "calm" or "peaceful".

The western meaning of the name Shana is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神賜 (Kami-tama). It is pronounced Ka-mi-ta-ma. The Kanji characters mean "God" and "bestow".

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