Maria in Japanese

マリアmaria

\Complete/

真理亜 まりあ

Other options

Katakana
マリア
Hiragana
まりあ
💮 Hanko Maker

How to write Maria in Japanese

In Japan, Maria is written in katakana: マリア, pronounced “maria”. 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.

Maria in kanji, character by character

真理亜
真 true, reality理 logic, arrangement亜 Asia, rank next
麻理亜
麻 hemp, flax理 logic, arrangement亜 Asia, rank next
馬理亜
馬 horse理 logic, arrangement亜 Asia, rank next
魔理亜
魔 witch, demon理 logic, arrangement亜 Asia, rank next

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