Anna
in Japanese
An · Na
apricot · apple tree
Character by character
Other ways to write Anna
安奈
An · Na
peace · apple tree
杏菜
An · Na
apricot · greens
About Anna in Japanese
In Japan, Anna is written アナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 杏奈 is read An · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 杏 (An, apricot), 奈 (Na, apple tree).
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How do you write Anna in Japanese?+
Anna is written アナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 杏奈, read An · Na.
What does 杏奈 mean?+
Character by character, 杏奈 means apricot · apple tree.
Is 杏奈 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as An · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Anna is written in katakana: アナ.