Eri (えり)

Eri is read えり and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 愛利, 愛梨 and 愛理. All three are feminine.

Reading

え·り (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Eri

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 愛利
    えり
    Feminine

    Love + benefit

    • 愛(え)— love
    • 利(り)— benefit
  • 愛梨
    えり
    Feminine

    Love

    • 愛(え)— love
    • 梨(り)— chosen for sound
  • 愛理
    えり
    Feminine

    Love

    • 愛(え)— love
    • 理(り)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Eri

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 愛love3 spellings
  • 利benefit1 spelling
  • 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 理chosen for sound1 spelling

Eri with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Eri on our lists

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Questions about Eri

Is Eri a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Eri is feminine.

What does Eri mean?

Eri is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 愛利 reads as "love + benefit", 愛梨 reads as "love" and 愛理 reads as "love". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Eri be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 愛利, 愛梨 and 愛理. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Eri?

えり is 2 beats: え · 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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