Cali (kari) in Japanese

The name Cali in Japanese Katakana is カリ which in romaji is kari. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cali in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is かり.

How do you write Cali in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "cali" (romaji: "kari") is 加里, which is pronounced as "ka-ri". The kanji 加 means "to add" and 里 means "village".

The western meaning of the name "Cali" is usually a shortened form of the name "California," which is derived from the Spanish word for "hot," caliente. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 熱い (あつい), which is pronounced "a-tsu-i". The Kanji characters mean "hot".

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