Serena
in Japanese
Se · Ri · Na
sacred · jasmine · apple tree
Character by character
Other ways to write Serena
星里菜
Se · Ri · Na
star · village · greens
世璃南
Se · Ri · Na
world · glass jewel · south
About Serena in Japanese
In Japan, Serena is written セリーナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 聖莉奈 is read Se · Ri · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 聖 (Se, sacred), 莉 (Ri, jasmine), 奈 (Na, apple tree).
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How do you write Serena in Japanese?+
Serena is written セリーナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 聖莉奈, read Se · Ri · Na.
What does 聖莉奈 mean?+
Character by character, 聖莉奈 means sacred · jasmine · apple tree.
Is 聖莉奈 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Se · Ri · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Serena is written in katakana: セリーナ.