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