Alyssa (arissa) in Japanese

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

How do you write Alyssa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Alyssa" is 亜里沙 (ありさ). It is pronounced as "a-ri-sa" and the kanji mean "second village sand".

The western meaning of the name "Alyssa" is "noble" or "rational". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聡明 (Sōmei). It is pronounced "so-o-mei". The kanji characters mean "wise" or "intelligent".

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