Shonna (shoona) in Japanese

The name Shonna in Japanese Katakana is ショオナ which in romaji is shoona. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shonna in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しょおな.

How do you write Shonna in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "shonna" is 翔奈 (しょうな), pronounced shou-na. The kanji 翔 means "soar, fly" and 奈 refers to a place name.

The western meaning of the name "Shonna" is "God is gracious". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神賜 (Kami-tama). This is pronounced as "ka-mi-ta-ma". The Kanji characters mean "God" (神) and "bestow" (賜).

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