Sima (shiima) in Japanese

The name Sima in Japanese Katakana is シイマ which in romaji is shiima. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sima in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しいま.

How do you write Sima in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sima" is 島 (しま, shi-ma). The kanji means "island".

The western meaning of the name Sima is "listener". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聞 (Kiki). It is pronounced "Ki-ki" and the Kanji means "to hear".

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