Alma

in Japanese

有真

Aru · Ma

exist · truth

How Japanese people write Almaアルマ

Character by character

Other ways to write Alma

亜瑠茉

A · Ru · Ma

Asia / second · lapis lazuli · jasmine

愛琉麻

A · Ru · Ma

love · precious stone · hemp

About Alma in Japanese

In Japan, Alma is written アルマ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 有真 is read Aru · Ma. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 有 (Aru, exist), 真 (Ma, truth).

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Questions

How do you write Alma in Japanese?+

Alma is written アルマ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 有真, read Aru · Ma.

What does 有真 mean?+

Character by character, 有真 means exist · truth.

Is 有真 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Aru · Ma and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Alma is written in katakana: アルマ.

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