Jonah
in Japanese
Jō · Na
stature · apple tree
Character by character
Other ways to write Jonah
如南
Jo · Na
thus · south
恕名
Jo · Na
forgiveness · name
About Jonah in Japanese
In Japan, Jonah is written ジョナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 丈奈 is read Jō · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 丈 (Jō, stature), 奈 (Na, apple tree).
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How do you write Jonah in Japanese?+
Jonah is written ジョナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 丈奈, read Jō · Na.
What does 丈奈 mean?+
Character by character, 丈奈 means stature · apple tree.
Is 丈奈 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jō · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Jonah is written in katakana: ジョナ.