Maris (marisu) in Japanese

The name Maris in Japanese Katakana is マリス which in romaji is marisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Maris in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりす.

How do you write Maris in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "maris" is 麻里紗 (まりさ). It is pronounced "ma-ri-sa" and it means "flax silk".

The western meaning of the name Maris is "of the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海里, pronounced "kai-ri". This Kanji means "sea village".

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