Kali (kari) in Japanese

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

How do you write Kali in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kari" is 果里 (pronounced: ku-ri). The kanji means "fruit village".

The western meaning of the name "Kali" is "the fierce goddess". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is "激神" (Geki-shin), which is pronounced "geh-kee-sheen". The kanji characters mean "fierce" and "god/deity".

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