Eli
in Japanese
I · Rai
greatness · thunder
Character by character
Other ways to write Eli
依来
I · Rai
devotion · come
唯頼
I · Rai
unique · trust
About Eli in Japanese
In Japan, Eli is written イーライ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 偉雷 is read I · Rai. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 偉 (I, greatness), 雷 (Rai, thunder).
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How do you write Eli in Japanese?+
Eli is written イーライ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 偉雷, read I · Rai.
What does 偉雷 mean?+
Character by character, 偉雷 means greatness · thunder.
Is 偉雷 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as I · Rai and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Eli is written in katakana: イーライ.