Malisa (marissa) in Japanese

The name Malisa in Japanese Katakana is マリッサ which in romaji is marissa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Malisa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりっさ.

How do you write Malisa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Malisa" is 真里沙 (まりさ), pronounced "ma-ri-sa". This kanji name is composed of two characters: 真 (ま) which means "true" and 里 (り) which means "village". Together, the characters mean "true village".

The western meaning of the name Malisa is "honey bee". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 蜜蜂 (Mitsu-bachi), which is pronounced "mit-su-ba-chi". The Kanji characters mean "honey bee".

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