Riley (rairii) in Japanese

The name Riley in Japanese Katakana is ライリイ which in romaji is rairii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Riley in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らいりい.

How do you write Riley in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "rairii" is 里李 (pronounced: sa-ri-ri). The kanji means "village plum tree".

The western meaning of the name Riley is "courageous" or "valiant". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 鋭意 (ei-i). This name is pronounced as "e-i-i", and it means "sharp intention" or "keenness".

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