Shana
in Japanese
Sha · Na
veil · apple tree
Character by character
Other ways to write Shana
沙菜
Sha · Na
sand · greens
紗南
Sha · Na
veil · south
About Shana in Japanese
In Japan, Shana is written シャナ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 紗奈 is read Sha · Na. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 紗 (Sha, veil), 奈 (Na, apple tree).
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How do you write Shana in Japanese?+
Shana is written シャナ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 紗奈, read Sha · Na.
What does 紗奈 mean?+
Character by character, 紗奈 means veil · apple tree.
Is 紗奈 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Sha · Na and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Shana is written in katakana: シャナ.