Kira
in Japanese
綺羅
Ki · Ra
finery
How Japanese people write Kiraキラ
Character by character
Other ways to write Kira
輝良
Ki · Ra
radiance · goodness
希羅
Ki · Ra
hope · fine silk
About Kira in Japanese
In Japan, Kira is written キラ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 綺羅 is read Ki · Ra. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 綺羅 (Ki · Ra, finery).
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How do you write Kira in Japanese?+
Kira is written キラ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 綺羅, read Ki · Ra.
What does 綺羅 mean?+
Character by character, 綺羅 means finery.
Is 綺羅 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ki · Ra and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Kira is written in katakana: キラ.