Santa in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Santa is written in katakana as サンタ. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 燦楽 (santa): “radiance”, “joy”.

How Santa sounds in Japanese

サンタ

Kanji for Santa

燦楽

santa

燦
san radiance
Brilliant, sparkling light, like sunlight on water.
楽
ta joy
Enjoyment and ease, and also music.

冴楽

sata

冴
sa clear mind
Sharp, clear and cool, like a winter night or a quick mind.
楽
ta joy
Enjoyment and ease, and also music.

燦太

santa

燦
san radiance
Brilliant, sparkling light, like sunlight on water.
太
ta bold
Big, broad and strong; a classic ending for boys’ names, as in Kenta and Shōta.

By style

Masculine

山太

mountain · bold

Feminine

燦楽

radiance · joy

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Sandi · Sandie · Sandra · Sandy · Sanford · Sang · Santana · Santiago · Santo · Santos · Sara · Sarah