Lee
in Japanese
李
Ri
plum tree
How Japanese people write Leeリー
Character by character
Other ways to write Lee
理
Ri
reason
莉
Ri
jasmine
About Lee in Japanese
In Japan, Lee is written リー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 李 is read Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 李 (Ri, plum tree).
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How do you write Lee in Japanese?+
Lee is written リー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 李, read Ri.
What does 李 mean?+
Character by character, 李 means plum tree.
Is 李 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Lee is written in katakana: リー.