Iris
in Japanese
Ayame
iris
Character by character
Other ways to write Iris
愛莉寿
Ai · Ri · Su
love · jasmine · longevity
藍里澄
Ai · Ri · Su
indigo · village · clear
About Iris in Japanese
In Japan, Iris is written アイリス in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 菖蒲 is read Ayame. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 菖蒲 (Ayame, iris).
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How do you write Iris in Japanese?+
Iris is written アイリス in katakana. A kanji spelling is 菖蒲, read Ayame.
What does 菖蒲 mean?+
Character by character, 菖蒲 means iris.
Is 菖蒲 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ayame and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Iris is written in katakana: アイリス.