Nelly in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Nelly is written in katakana as ネリー. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 音里 (neri): “sound”, “hometown”.

How Nelly sounds in Japanese

ネリー

Kanji for Nelly

音里

neri

音
ne sound
Sound and music; a voice that carries.
里
ri hometown
A village or home ground; the place you come back to.

音理

neri

音
ne sound
Sound and music; a voice that carries.
理
ri reason
The natural order of things, and the clear thinking that sees it.

音莉

neri

音
ne sound
Sound and music; a voice that carries.
莉
ri jasmine
The white jasmine flower, loved for its sweet scent.

By style

Masculine

峰里

peak · hometown

Feminine

寧莉

serenity · jasmine

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