Skip to main content
Evidence-led referenceJapanese names, readings and kanji
littleden.blogJapanese name reference
Saved
ReferenceNamesEri
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Eri

エリ

Female-classified given-name records.

えりエリEri
Compare spellings
Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings124

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows125

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Eri

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingえり

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formエリ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationEri

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Eri. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationえ · り

2 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Eri is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

えり · エリ

Kanji-based spellings123

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters2

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae2

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms117

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

えり in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms124

125 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms5

5 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 125

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
えりEri124125 source rowsfemale 125source rows · distinct forms: female 12455 source rows
えりEri00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Eri

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data123

9–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes19

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms121

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms2

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
えりEri2125
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

26 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings26

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading53

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set13

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Eri spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
里ri, village, parent's home22022007さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
理logic, arrangement, reason170170011あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
梨pear tree160160011かJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
莉jasmine160160010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
利profit, advantage, benefit14014007かが, と, とし, のり +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
絵picture, drawing, painting131300012—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
恵favor, blessing, grace9900010あや, け, さと, さとし +4Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
愛love, affection, favourite9900013あ, あし, え, かな +5Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
江creek, inlet, bay990006くん, とうみ, み, りえJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
吏officer, an official808006さと, しJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
枝bough, branch, twig880008え, ぐさJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
依reliant, depend on, consequently660008よ, よりJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

エリ

Search exact writing →
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Eriえり
Characters in order
エKanaリKana
Exact written form

えり

Search exact writing →
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Eriえり · this page
Characters in order
えKanaりKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 125. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Eri spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

里ri, village, parent's home22 of 125 analyzed forms理logic, arrangement, reason17 of 125 analyzed forms梨pear tree16 of 125 analyzed forms莉jasmine16 of 125 analyzed forms利profit, advantage, benefit14 of 125 analyzed forms絵picture, drawing, painting13 of 125 analyzed forms恵favor, blessing, grace9 of 125 analyzed forms愛love, affection, favourite9 of 125 analyzed forms江creek, inlet, bay9 of 125 analyzed forms吏officer, an official8 of 125 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Eri

125 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading えり. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

エリ

エリ · Eri

Katakana エリMorae 2Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling
Search this exact writing

えり

えり · Eri

Katakana エリMorae 2Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling
Search this exact writing

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 125 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 124 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Eri forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
エリエリKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
えりえりKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
会梨えり会 — meeting, meet · 梨 — pear tree17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
会理えり会 — meeting, meet · 理 — logic, arrangement17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
会里えり会 — meeting, meet · 里 — ri, village13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依利えり依 — reliant, depend on · 利 — profit, advantage15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依李えり依 — reliant, depend on · 李 — plum15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依梨えり依 — reliant, depend on · 梨 — pear tree19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依理えり依 — reliant, depend on · 理 — logic, arrangement19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依莉えり依 — reliant, depend on · 莉 — jasmine18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
依里えり依 — reliant, depend on · 里 — ri, village15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
円里えり円 — circle, yen · 里 — ri, village11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
巴梨えり巴 — comma-design · 梨 — pear tree15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彗吏えり彗 — comet, broom · 吏 — officer, an official17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彗理えり彗 — comet, broom · 理 — logic, arrangement22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
彗莉えり彗 — comet, broom · 莉 — jasmine21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Eri mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with えり

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Erika

341 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erina

192 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Eriko

130 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erisa

40 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erī

39 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erin

18 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erisu

17 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Eriho

9 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erimi

9 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Eria

8 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erino

8 recorded spellings

Explore →Given name · female · limited reference

Erize

8 recorded spellings

Explore →
Continue research

Where to go next from Eri

Use literal reading, character and corpus relationships to continue without treating nearby records as automatically related.

Exact reading

Search えり

See source records matching this kana reading or beginning with it.

Continue →Reading family

E / え

Browse other public given names with the same opening reading family.

Continue →Character reference

里 — ri, village

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

Continue →Character reference

理 — logic, arrangement

Open the kanji page for readings, classifications and literal name-use context.

Continue →Interactive discovery

Open Name Explorer

Use the same name type and 2-mora reading length as a starting point.

Continue →
Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

Review sources →