Eli in Japanese

イーライīrai

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衣来 いーらい

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Katakana
イーライ
Hiragana
いーらい
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How to write Eli in Japanese

In Japan, Eli is written in katakana: イーライ, pronounced “īrai”. That's the spelling to use on a form, a name tag, or when you introduce yourself.

The kanji above are ateji — characters picked because they sound like the name. There's no single official version, so go with the one whose meaning you like best.

Eli in kanji, character by character

衣来
衣 garment, clothes来 come, due
伊頼
伊 Italy, that one頼 trust, request
以雷
以 by means of, because雷 thunder, lightning bolt
依莱
依 reliant, depend on莱 goosefoot, pigweed

Kanji meanings from KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).