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Japanese given name

Sari

さり

Female-classified given-name records.

さりサリSari
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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 spellings53

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows57

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sari

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さり

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formサリ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSari

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

Mora segmentationさ · り

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

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Reading profile

How Sari 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 readings4

さり · さりぃ · サリ · サリィ

Kanji-based spellings51

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-only4

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms50

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms1

recorded spelling

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

さり in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms51

52 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms3

3 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 52

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
さりSari5152 source rowsfemale 52source rows · distinct forms: female 5133 source rows
さりぃSari3539 source rowsfemale 38 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 34 · unspecified 100 source rows
さりSari00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows
さりぃSari00 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 Sari

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 data51

10–32 strokes observed span

Median total strokes18

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms51

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
さりSari252
さりぃSari25
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
紗里2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

24 of 55 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 checked55

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings24

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading29

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set8

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

咲里
4 source-recorded readings
EmiriえみりSakiriさきりSakuriさくりSariさり · this page

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 Sari 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 home11010107さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
莉jasmine9090010—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
梨pear tree8080011かJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
咲blossom, bloom770009さ, さきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沙sand770007—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
紗gauze, gossamer7700010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
理logic, arrangement, reason6060011あや, おさむ, さと, さとる +12Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
早early, fast660006さか, さわ, そ, わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
彩coloring, paint, makeup5500011あや, さ, さえ, つやJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
璃glassy, lapis lazuli4040015あきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
利profit, advantage, benefit303007かが, と, とし, のり +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
佐assistant, help220007すけJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4

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

さり

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sariさり · this page
Characters in order
さKanaりKana
Exact written form

サリ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sariさり
Characters in order
サKanaリKana
Exact written form

さりぃ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sariさりぃ · this page
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さKanaりKanaぃKana
Exact written form

サリィ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sariさりぃ
Characters in order
サKanaリKanaィKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 55. 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 Sari 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 home11 of 55 analyzed forms莉jasmine9 of 55 analyzed forms梨pear tree8 of 55 analyzed forms咲blossom, bloom7 of 55 analyzed forms沙sand7 of 55 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer7 of 55 analyzed forms理logic, arrangement, reason6 of 55 analyzed forms早early, fast6 of 55 analyzed forms彩coloring, paint, makeup5 of 55 analyzed forms璃glassy, lapis lazuli4 of 55 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sari

52 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さり. 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.

さり

さり · Sari

Katakana サリMorae 2Strokes —

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

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サリ

サリ · Sari

Katakana サリMorae 2Strokes —

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

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さりぃ

さりぃ · Sari

Katakana サリィMorae 2Strokes —

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

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サリィ

サリィ · Sari

Katakana サリィMorae 2Strokes —

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

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Spelling comparator

Compare Sari 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
さりさりKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
サリサリKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
さりぃさりぃKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
サリィサリィKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
佐理さり佐 — assistant, help · 理 — logic, arrangement18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐里さり佐 — assistant, help · 里 — ri, village14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冴里さり冴 — be clear, serene · 里 — ri, village14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叉梨さり叉 — fork in road, crotch · 梨 — pear tree14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲凛さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 凛 — cold, strict24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲利さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 利 — profit, advantage16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲梨さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 梨 — pear tree20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲理さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 理 — logic, arrangement20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲莉さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 莉 — jasmine19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲里さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 里 — ri, village16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲鈴さり咲 — blossom, bloom · 鈴 — small bell, buzzer22All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
山梨さり山 — mountain · 梨 — pear tree14All 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 Sari 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 さり

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

Sarī

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Sarina

34 recorded spellings

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Sarika

21 recorded spellings

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Saria

20 recorded spellings

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Sarie

4 recorded spellings

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Sariha

4 recorded spellings

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Sariko

4 recorded spellings

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Sarin

4 recorded spellings

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Sarisa

4 recorded spellings

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Sarida

3 recorded spellings

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Sario

3 recorded spellings

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Sariri

3 recorded spellings

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Exact reading

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里 — ri, village

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莉 — jasmine

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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.

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