Lilian (ririan) in Japanese

The name Lilian in Japanese Katakana is リリアン which in romaji is ririan. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lilian in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is りりあん.

How do you write Lilian in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 理莉安 (りりあん), pronounced ri-ri-an. The kanji 理 means "reason", 莉 means "jasmine" and 安 means "peace".

The western meaning of the name "Lilian" is "symbol of innocence and purity". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 百合子 (Hiroko), which is pronounced "hi-ro-ko". The Kanji characters mean "lily child".

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