One way to write Nova in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Nova sounds like no · ba in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 乃馬 — one of 9 possible kanji spellings of Nova. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| no | 乃 | poetic 'of' |
| ba | 馬 | horse |
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“no” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ba” — 3 kanji to choose from
乃馬 makes striking vertical calligraphy — a popular choice for a kanji name tattoo, a personalised Japanese name gift, or framed wall art. Because you can read this page, you (and your tattoo artist) know exactly what each character means — no mystery kanji.
There is no single official kanji for Nova. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 乃馬, read "no-ba", with the meanings "poetic 'of' · horse". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Nova has 9 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 乃馬 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Nova, and each character's meaning is listed on this page, so you know exactly what your tattoo says. For stroke-accurate line work, generate the free art below and bring the high-resolution version to your artist.
Character by character, 乃馬 reads 乃 ("poetic 'of'", read "no"), 馬 ("horse", read "ba"). Together they sound like "Nova" while carrying the meanings poetic 'of' · horse.