Mary
in Japanese
Me · A · Ri
bud · Asia / second · jasmine
Character by character
Other ways to write Mary
明亜里
Mei · A · Ri
clarity · Asia / second · village
愛亜璃
Me · A · Ri
love · Asia / second · glass jewel
About Mary in Japanese
In Japan, Mary is written メアリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 芽亜莉 is read Me · A · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 芽 (Me, bud), 亜 (A, Asia / second), 莉 (Ri, jasmine).
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How do you write Mary in Japanese?+
Mary is written メアリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 芽亜莉, read Me · A · Ri.
What does 芽亜莉 mean?+
Character by character, 芽亜莉 means bud · Asia / second · jasmine.
Is 芽亜莉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Me · A · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Mary is written in katakana: メアリー.