Shania (shanaia) in Japanese

The name Shania in Japanese Katakana is シャナイア which in romaji is shanaia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shania in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃないあ.

How do you write Shania in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shania" is しゃにあ (Sha-ni-a). The kanji means "beautiful flower" or "beautiful wings".

The western meaning of the name "Shania" is "on my way". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 至達 (Shi-ta-tsu). This name is pronounced with three syllables: Shi-ta-tsu. The Kanji characters mean "to reach" or "to arrive".

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