Sana Japanese Name

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.

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

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Reviewed reading: さな · written guide: sah-nah

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1. 1

   ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

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

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   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.

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

2. 2

   KANJIDIC Project

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

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   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.

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   Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.

3. 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

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   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.

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   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.