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紗菜

Sana Japanese Name

さな · サナ

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 紗菜・さな, 紗奈・さな, 咲那・さな, 咲奈・さな. 紗菜 is no. 24 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 紗奈 is no. 36 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 咲那 is no. 46 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 咲奈 is no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • For 紗菜, 紗 includes “gauze”; 菜 includes “vegetable”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
  • For 紗奈, 紗 includes “gauze”; 奈 includes “Nara”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
  • For 咲那, 咲 includes “blossom”; 那 includes “what?”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
  • For 咲奈, 咲 includes “blossom”; 奈 includes “Nara”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
さな
Katakana
サナ
Pronunciation
sah-nah
Gender association
Feminine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 紗菜・さな, 紗奈・さな, 咲那・さな, 咲奈・さな.
Mora count
2
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 紗菜・さな, 紗奈・さな, 咲那・さな, 咲奈・さな. 紗菜 is no. 24 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 紗奈 is no. 36 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 咲那 is no. 46 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 咲奈 is no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

紗菜

さな

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 紗: gauze
  • 菜: vegetable

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 紗菜・さな pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 24 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

紗奈

さな

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 紗: gauze
  • 奈: Nara

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 紗奈・さな pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 36 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

咲那

さな

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 咲: blossom
  • 那: what?

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 咲那・さな pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 46 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

咲奈

さな

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 咲: blossom
  • 奈: Nara

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 咲奈・さな pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • This page keeps 4 documented spellings for the reading さな separate: 紗菜, 紗奈, 咲那, 咲奈.
  • Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in both JMnedict and the cited 2025 ranking are included in this scaled record.

Pronunciation notes

  • さな contains 2 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 紗菜, 紗奈, 咲那, 咲奈 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.
  • Sharing the reading さな does not make these spellings interchangeable; each variant has separate evidence.

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Kanji Variants 1 reading, Kanji Variants 2 reading, Kanji Variants 3 reading

    Each published spelling on this record was matched to the exact さな reading in JMnedict.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Meanings, Themes, Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Kanji Variants 1 meanings, Kanji Variants 2 meanings, Kanji Variants 3 meanings

    Only individual-character English glosses are used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note, Kanji Variants 1 usage Note, Kanji Variants 2 usage Note, Kanji Variants 3 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies exact spelling, reading, sample placement, and gendered-list context for this record.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.