Alice
in Japanese
Ari · Su
exist · nest
Character by character
Other ways to write Alice
亜梨素
A · Ri · Su
Asia / second · pear · pure
安莉寿
A · Ri · Su
peace · jasmine · longevity
About Alice in Japanese
In Japan, Alice is written アリス in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 有栖 is read Ari · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 有 (Ari, exist), 栖 (Su, nest).
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How do you write Alice in Japanese?+
Alice is written アリス in katakana. A kanji spelling is 有栖, read Ari · Su.
What does 有栖 mean?+
Character by character, 有栖 means exist · nest.
Is 有栖 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ari · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Alice is written in katakana: アリス.