Elaine
in Japanese
I · Rei
devotion · jade chime
Character by character
Other ways to write Elaine
唯麗
I · Rei
unique · beauty
衣嶺
I · Rei
garment · summit
About Elaine in Japanese
In Japan, Elaine is written イレイン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 依玲 is read I · Rei. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 依 (I, devotion), 玲 (Rei, jade chime).
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How do you write Elaine in Japanese?+
Elaine is written イレイン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 依玲, read I · Rei.
What does 依玲 mean?+
Character by character, 依玲 means devotion · jade chime.
Is 依玲 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as I · Rei and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Elaine is written in katakana: イレイン.