Melisa (merissa) in Japanese

The name Melisa in Japanese Katakana is メリッサ which in romaji is merissa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Melisa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めりっさ.

How do you write Melisa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "melisa" is 眉里沙 (Mei-Ri-Sa). The kanji characters mean "eyebrow", "inside" and "sand". The pronunciation would be Mei-Ri-Sa.

The western meaning of the name Melisa is "honey bee". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 蜜柑 (Mitsu-kan). This is pronounced as "Mee-tsoo-kahn". The Kanji characters mean "honey" (蜜) and "citrus" (柑).

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