Marissa (marisa) in Japanese

The name Marissa in Japanese Katakana is マリサ which in romaji is marisa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marissa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりさ.

How do you write Marissa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Marissa" is 麻里沙, which is pronounced "ma-ri-sa" and means "jasmine".

The western meaning of the name Marissa is "of the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海里沙, pronounced "umi-ri-sa". The Kanji characters mean "sea" (海), "inside" (里), and "sand" (沙).

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