Sierra (shiera) in Japanese

The name Sierra in Japanese Katakana is シエラ which in romaji is shiera. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sierra in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しえら.

How do you write Sierra in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sierra" is 紗衣羅 (pronounced "sa-i-ra"), which means "gauze clothing".

The western meaning of the name "Sierra" is "mountain range". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 山脈 (Yamami), which is pronounced "yah-mah-mee". The Kanji characters mean "mountain" and "range".

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