Shannan (shanan) in Japanese

The name Shannan in Japanese Katakana is シャナン which in romaji is shanan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shannan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃなん.

How do you write Shannan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shannan" is 山南 (pronounced "yama-minami"), which means "south of the mountain".

The western meaning of the name Shannan is "small and wise". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 紹南, pronounced as Shou-nan. The kanji characters mean "small" and "south".

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