Meri (meri) in Japanese

The name Meri in Japanese Katakana is メリ which in romaji is meri. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Meri in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めり.

How do you write Meri in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "meri" is 目利 (め-り). The kanji 目 means "eye" and 利 means "benefit, profit".

The western meaning of the name "Meri" is "sea" or "ocean". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海里, which is pronounced "Kai-ri". This Kanji name consists of two characters: 海, which means "sea" or "ocean", and 里, which means "village" or "distance". Together, the characters form the meaning "ocean village" or "distance of the sea".

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