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