Joanna
in Japanese
Jo · A · Na
thus · Asia / second · apple tree
Character by character
Other ways to write Joanna
恕愛菜
Jo · A · Na
forgiveness · love · greens
序亜南
Jo · A · Na
preface · Asia / second · south
About Joanna in Japanese
In Japan, Joanna is written ジョアナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 如亜奈 is read Jo · A · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 如 (Jo, thus), 亜 (A, Asia / second), 奈 (Na, apple tree).
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How do you write Joanna in Japanese?+
Joanna is written ジョアナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 如亜奈, read Jo · A · Na.
What does 如亜奈 mean?+
Character by character, 如亜奈 means thus · Asia / second · apple tree.
Is 如亜奈 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jo · A · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Joanna is written in katakana: ジョアナ.