Emily in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Emily is written in katakana as エミリー. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 笑里 (emiri): “smile”, “hometown”.

How Emily sounds in Japanese

エミリーEnglish

Kanji for Emily

笑里

emiri

笑
emi smile
A smile and laughter; the Japanese saying goes, “fortune comes to a smiling home.”
里
ri hometown
A village or home ground; the place you come back to.

笑理

emiri

笑
emi smile
A smile and laughter; the Japanese saying goes, “fortune comes to a smiling home.”
理
ri reason
The natural order of things, and the clear thinking that sees it.

恵実里

emiri

恵
e blessing
Grace and blessings; gifts of nature.
実
mi fruit
Fruit and truth; the reward of patient effort.
里
ri hometown
A village or home ground; the place you come back to.

By style

Masculine

栄弥里

prosperity · ever more · hometown

Feminine

絵美莉

picture · beauty · jasmine

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