Lillian
in Japanese
Ri · Ri · An
jasmine · repetition · apricot
Character by character
Other ways to write Lillian
理里安
Ri · Ri · An
reason · village · peace
百合杏
Yuri · An
lily · apricot
About Lillian in Japanese
In Japan, Lillian is written リリアン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 莉々杏 is read Ri · Ri · An. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 莉 (Ri, jasmine), 々 (Ri, repetition), 杏 (An, apricot).
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How do you write Lillian in Japanese?+
Lillian is written リリアン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 莉々杏, read Ri · Ri · An.
What does 莉々杏 mean?+
Character by character, 莉々杏 means jasmine · repetition · apricot.
Is 莉々杏 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri · Ri · An and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Lillian is written in katakana: リリアン.