Lena

in Japanese

玲奈

Re · Na

jade chime · apple tree

How Japanese people write Lenaレナ

Character by character

Other ways to write Lena

麗奈

Re · Na

beauty · apple tree

怜南

Re · Na

wisdom · south

About Lena in Japanese

In Japan, Lena is written レナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 玲奈 is read Re · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 玲 (Re, jade chime), 奈 (Na, apple tree).

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Questions

How do you write Lena in Japanese?+

Lena is written レナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 玲奈, read Re · Na.

What does 玲奈 mean?+

Character by character, 玲奈 means jade chime · apple tree.

Is 玲奈 a real Japanese name?+

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

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