Kelly
in Japanese
Kei · Ri
blessing · reason
Character by character
Other ways to write Kelly
慶里
Kei · Ri
joy · village
圭莉
Kei · Ri
jewel · jasmine
About Kelly in Japanese
In Japan, Kelly is written ケリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 恵理 is read Kei · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 恵 (Kei, blessing), 理 (Ri, reason).
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How do you write Kelly in Japanese?+
Kelly is written ケリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 恵理, read Kei · Ri.
What does 恵理 mean?+
Character by character, 恵理 means blessing · reason.
Is 恵理 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Kei · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kelly is written in katakana: ケリー.