Merry (merii) in Japanese

The name Merry in Japanese Katakana is メリイ which in romaji is merii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Merry in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めりい.

How do you write Merry in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "merii" is 眉李 (mei-ri), which is pronounced with two syllables: "mei" and "ri". The kanji 眉 means "eyebrow", and 李 means "plum".

The western meaning of the name "Merry" is joyful or happy. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 楽しい (Tanoshii). It is pronounced "ta-no-shi-i" and it means "enjoyable" or "pleasurable".

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