Shirley
in Japanese
Sha · Ri
veil · jasmine
Character by character
Other ways to write Shirley
沙里
Sha · Ri
sand · village
紗璃
Sha · Ri
veil · glass jewel
About Shirley in Japanese
In Japan, Shirley is written シャーリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 紗莉 is read Sha · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 紗 (Sha, veil), 莉 (Ri, jasmine).
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How do you write Shirley in Japanese?+
Shirley is written シャーリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 紗莉, read Sha · Ri.
What does 紗莉 mean?+
Character by character, 紗莉 means veil · jasmine.
Is 紗莉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Sha · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Shirley is written in katakana: シャーリー.