Carly
in Japanese
Ka · Ri
joy · reason
Character by character
Other ways to write Carly
夏莉
Ka · Ri
summer · jasmine
河里
Ka · Ri
river · village
About Carly in Japanese
In Japan, Carly is written カーリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 嘉理 is read Ka · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 嘉 (Ka, joy), 理 (Ri, reason).
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How do you write Carly in Japanese?+
Carly is written カーリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 嘉理, read Ka · Ri.
What does 嘉理 mean?+
Character by character, 嘉理 means joy · reason.
Is 嘉理 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Carly is written in katakana: カーリー.