Mari (mari) in Japanese

The name Mari in Japanese Katakana is マリ which in romaji is mari. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mari in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まり.

How do you write Mari in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "mari" is 麻里, pronounced "ma-ri". This kanji name means "hemp village".

The western meaning of the name Mari is "bitter" or "sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海里 (Kairi), which is pronounced "kai-ri" and means "sea village".

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