Yelena (yerena) in Japanese

The name Yelena in Japanese Katakana is イェレナ which in romaji is yerena. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Yelena in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いぇれな.

How do you write Yelena in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "yelena" is 葉澪 (pronounced "yo-re-na"). The kanji 葉 means "leaf" and 澪 means "watercourse".

The western meaning of the name "Yelena" is "light" or "torch". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 灯里 (とうり), which is pronounced "tō-ri". The kanji characters mean "light" and "village".

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