Marley
in Japanese
Ma · Ri
jasmine · reason
Character by character
Other ways to write Marley
真里
Ma · Ri
truth · village
万里
Ma · Ri
ten thousand miles
About Marley in Japanese
In Japan, Marley is written マーリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 茉理 is read Ma · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 茉 (Ma, jasmine), 理 (Ri, reason).
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How do you write Marley in Japanese?+
Marley is written マーリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 茉理, read Ma · Ri.
What does 茉理 mean?+
Character by character, 茉理 means jasmine · reason.
Is 茉理 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 Marley is written in katakana: マーリー.