Lisa
in Japanese
Ri · Sa
jasmine · veil
Character by character
Other ways to write Lisa
理沙
Ri · Sa
reason · sand
里咲
Ri · Sa
village · bloom
About Lisa in Japanese
In Japan, Lisa is written リサ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 莉紗 is read Ri · Sa. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 莉 (Ri, jasmine), 紗 (Sa, veil).
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How do you write Lisa in Japanese?+
Lisa is written リサ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 莉紗, read Ri · Sa.
What does 莉紗 mean?+
Character by character, 莉紗 means jasmine · veil.
Is 莉紗 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri · Sa and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Lisa is written in katakana: リサ.