Maya in Japanese

マヤmaya

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真夜まや

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Katakana: マヤ
Hiragana: まや

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How to write Maya in Japanese

In Japan, Maya is written in katakana: マヤ, pronounced “maya”. That's the spelling to use on a form, a name tag, or when you introduce yourself.

The kanji above are ateji — characters picked because they sound like the name. There's no single official version, so go with the one whose meaning you like best.

Maya in kanji, character by character

真夜: 真 true, reality夜 night, evening
麻夜: 麻 hemp, flax夜 night, evening
万夜: 万 ten thousand, 10,000夜 night, evening
舞夜: 舞 dance, flit夜 night, evening

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