Maya in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Maya is written in katakana as マヤ. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 真弥 (maya): “truth”, “ever more”.

How Maya sounds in Japanese

マヤ

Kanji for Maya

真弥

maya

真
ma truth
True and genuine; the real thing.
弥
ya ever more
“More and more”; something that keeps growing.
The old name for March, 弥生 (yayoi), means “growing spring.”

真八

maya

真
ma truth
True and genuine; the real thing.
八
ya eight
Eight, a lucky number in Japan because its shape widens toward the future (末広がり).

真野

maya

真
ma truth
True and genuine; the real thing.
野
ya field
Wide-open fields where you can run free.

By style

Masculine

誠弥

sincerity · ever more

Feminine

茉八

jasmine · eight

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