Risa (risa) in Japanese

The name Risa in Japanese Katakana is リサ which in romaji is risa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Risa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is りさ.

How do you write Risa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "risa" is 里紗, which is pronounced "sa-ri-sa". The kanji characters mean "village" (里) and "gauze" (紗).

The western meaning of the name "Risa" is "laughter". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 笑 (E-ga-shi), which means "smile". It is pronounced as "E-ga-shi".

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