Sally

in Japanese

沙莉

Sa · Ri

sand · jasmine

How Japanese people write Sallyサリー

Character by character

Other ways to write Sally

紗里

Sa · Ri

veil · village

咲璃

Sa · Ri

bloom · glass jewel

About Sally in Japanese

In Japan, Sally is written サリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 沙莉 is read Sa · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 沙 (Sa, sand), 莉 (Ri, jasmine).

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Questions

How do you write Sally in Japanese?+

Sally is written サリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 沙莉, read Sa · Ri.

What does 沙莉 mean?+

Character by character, 沙莉 means sand · jasmine.

Is 沙莉 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Sa · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Sally is written in katakana: サリー.

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