Leah (riia) in Japanese

The name Leah in Japanese Katakana is リイア which in romaji is riia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Leah in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is りいあ.

How do you write Leah in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Leah" (romaji: "Riia") is 理維 (りい). It is pronounced as "ri-i". The kanji means "reason/logic + weave/braid".

The western meaning of the name Leah is "weary" or "tired". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 疲れ, which is pronounced as "tsu-ki-re". The Kanji character 疲 means "tired" or "weary", and the character れ means "person".

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