Uma (uma) in Japanese

The name Uma in Japanese Katakana is ウマ which in romaji is uma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Uma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is うま.

How do you write Uma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "uma" is 馬 (pronounced "u-ma" and meaning "horse").

The western meaning of the name "Uma" is "flock of sheep". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 群羊, which is pronounced as "gun-you". The Kanji means "group of sheep".

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