"Lily" in Kanji

Standard Japanese: リリー (katakana) · decorative ateji below — swap any character you like.

リリー

sound: リ

logic, arrangement, reason

sound: リー

pear tree

Recommended combinations

理梨Balancedlogic · pear tree
梨李Nature & Skypear tree · plum
人里Simple & Cleanperson · ri

Frequently asked questions

How do you write Lily in Japanese?

The standard way to write Lily in Japanese is katakana: リリー. As a decorative kanji rendering (ateji), Lily can be written 理梨: 理 (logic) + 梨 (pear tree). Kanji renderings are an artistic choice, not an official spelling.

What does 理梨 mean?

理 means logic, arrangement, reason. 梨 means pear tree.

Are there other kanji renderings of Lily?

Yes. Recommended variants include 理梨 (balanced: logic, pear tree); 梨李 (nature & sky: pear tree, plum); 人里 (simple & clean: person, ri). Any character can also be swapped individually.

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