Donna

in Japanese

道奈

Dō · Na

way · apple tree

How Japanese people write Donnaドナ

Character by character

Other ways to write Donna

土菜

Do · Na

earth · greens

導南

Dō · Na

guide · south

About Donna in Japanese

In Japan, Donna is written ドナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 道奈 is read Dō · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 道 (Dō, way), 奈 (Na, apple tree).

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Questions

How do you write Donna in Japanese?+

Donna is written ドナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 道奈, read Dō · Na.

What does 道奈 mean?+

Character by character, 道奈 means way · apple tree.

Is 道奈 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Dō · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Donna is written in katakana: ドナ.

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