Marie
in Japanese
Ma · Ri
jasmine
Character by character
Other ways to write Marie
真莉
Ma · Ri
truth · jasmine
万里
Ma · Ri
ten thousand miles
About Marie in Japanese
In Japan, Marie is written マリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 茉莉 is read Ma · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 茉莉 (Ma · Ri, jasmine).
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How do you write Marie in Japanese?+
Marie is written マリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 茉莉, read Ma · Ri.
What does 茉莉 mean?+
Character by character, 茉莉 means jasmine.
Is 茉莉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Marie is written in katakana: マリー.