Chaya (chah-yah, chaya)

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

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

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

The name Chaya means "Life" which in kanji is 命 which is read inochi.

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

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Chaya 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 Chaya.

The name Chaya is from the Hebrew. Learn more about the etymology of Chaya at BehindTheName. Chaya's meaning can also be confirmed on page 326 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Chaya's meaning can also be confirmed on page 53 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.