Melissa (merissa) in Japanese

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

How do you write Melissa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "melissa" (romaji: "merissa") is 眉里沙, which is pronounced "me-ri-sa". The kanji 眉 (me) means "eyebrow", 里 (ri) means "village" or "home", and 沙 (sa) means "sand".

The western meaning of the name Melissa is "honey bee". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 蜜莉 (Mitsu-ri). This name is pronounced with two syllables: mit-su-ri. The Kanji characters mean "honey" (蜜) and "beautiful" (莉).

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