Melissa
in Japanese
Me · Ri · Sa
bud · jasmine · veil
Character by character
Other ways to write Melissa
明里沙
Mei · Ri · Sa
clarity · village · sand
愛璃咲
Me · Ri · Sa
love · glass jewel · bloom
About Melissa in Japanese
In Japan, Melissa is written メリッサ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 芽莉紗 is read Me · Ri · Sa. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 芽 (Me, bud), 莉 (Ri, jasmine), 紗 (Sa, veil).
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How do you write Melissa in Japanese?+
Melissa is written メリッサ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 芽莉紗, read Me · Ri · Sa.
What does 芽莉紗 mean?+
Character by character, 芽莉紗 means bud · jasmine · veil.
Is 芽莉紗 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Me · Ri · Sa and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Melissa is written in katakana: メリッサ.