Lillian (ririan) in Japanese

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

How do you write Lillian in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Lillian" is 里莉杏 (Riri-an). The kanji characters mean "village" (里), "pear" (莉) and "apricot" (杏).

The western meaning of the name "Lillian" is "symbol of innocence and purity". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 百合子, which is pronounced "hyaku-rei-ko". The Kanji characters 百 (hyaku) means "hundred", 合 (rei) means "unite", and 子 (ko) means "child". Together, the characters form the meaning "hundredfold purity and innocence".

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