Alissa (arissa) in Japanese

The name Alissa in Japanese Katakana is アリッサ which in romaji is arissa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alissa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ありっさ.

How do you write Alissa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest-sounding kanji name for "Alissa" is 阿里沙, pronounced "a-ri-sha". The kanji characters mean "peaceful/calm" (安) and "sand" (砂).

The western meaning of the name Alissa is "noble" or "of noble kind". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 貴婦 (Kifu). It is pronounced "Ki-fu" and the Kanji mean "noble woman".

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