Kira (ki-rah, kira)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Kira by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Kira are only correct for you if you pronounce Kira as ki-rah. That is the name Kira (when pronounced ki-rah) in Japanese katakana is キラ with the romaji kira.

If you pronounce Kira differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of Kira for the pronunciation that you use. We also have Kira (kie-rah, kaira). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Kira in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Kira is wanted. Kira in hiragana is きら.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Kira in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Kira. The popular Japanese site Movie Walker show celebrities named Kira that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Kira means "Lady" which in kanji is 淑女 which is read shukujo.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Kira then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Kira that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Kira.

Learn more about the etymology of Kira at BehindTheName. Kira's meaning can also be confirmed on page 394 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Kira's meaning can also be confirmed on page 15 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.