Holly
in Japanese
Ho · Ri
ear of grain · jasmine
Character by character
Other ways to write Holly
帆里
Ho · Ri
sail · village
保璃
Ho · Ri
protect · glass jewel
About Holly in Japanese
In Japan, Holly is written ホリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 穂莉 is read Ho · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 穂 (Ho, ear of grain), 莉 (Ri, jasmine).
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How do you write Holly in Japanese?+
Holly is written ホリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 穂莉, read Ho · Ri.
What does 穂莉 mean?+
Character by character, 穂莉 means ear of grain · jasmine.
Is 穂莉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ho · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Holly is written in katakana: ホリー.