Akari (あかり)
Akari is read あかり and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 灯 and 亜佳利. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
あ·か·り (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Akari
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 灯あかりCommonFeminine
Lamplight
- 亜佳利あかりFeminine
Beautiful + benefit
- 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
- 佳(か)— beautiful
- 利(り)— benefit
The kanji in Akari
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 灯lamp1 spelling
- 亜chosen for sound1 spelling
- 佳beautiful1 spelling
- 利benefit1 spelling
Akari with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
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Akari on our lists
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Questions about Akari
Is Akari a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Akari is feminine.
What does Akari mean?
Akari is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 灯 reads as "lamplight" and 亜佳利 reads as "beautiful + benefit". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Akari be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 灯 and 亜佳利. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Akari?
あかり is 3 beats: あ · か · り. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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