Shannen (shanen) in Japanese

The name Shannen in Japanese Katakana is シャネン which in romaji is shanen. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shannen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃねん.

How do you write Shannen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shannen" is 山念 (pronounced "yama-nen"), which means "to think of the mountains".

The western meaning of the name Shannen is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神恵 (Kami-e). It is pronounced ka-mi-eh. The Kanji characters mean "God" and "Grace".

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