Lisa (risa) in Japanese

The name Lisa in Japanese Katakana is リサ which in romaji is risa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lisa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is りさ.

How do you write Lisa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lisa" is 里沙 (りさ), which is pronounced "ri-sa". It is composed of two kanji characters: 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand".

The western meaning of the name Lisa is "God is my oath". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神聖な誓い (Kami-sei-na-chikai), which is pronounced "ka-mee-seh-nah-chee-kai". The Kanji characters mean "divine" (神) and "oath" (誓い).

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