Riley
in Japanese
Rai · Ri
come · jasmine
Character by character
Other ways to write Riley
頼里
Rai · Ri
trust · village
礼璃
Rai · Ri
courtesy · glass jewel
About Riley in Japanese
In Japan, Riley is written ライリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 来莉 is read Rai · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 来 (Rai, come), 莉 (Ri, jasmine).
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How do you write Riley in Japanese?+
Riley is written ライリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 来莉, read Rai · Ri.
What does 来莉 mean?+
Character by character, 来莉 means come · jasmine.
Is 来莉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Rai · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Riley is written in katakana: ライリー.