Kirari (きらり)

Kirari is read きらり and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 希良梨 and 輝里. All two are feminine.

Reading

き·ら·り (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Kirari

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

  • 希良梨
    きらり
    Feminine

    Hope + good

    • 希(き)— hope
    • 良(ら)— good
    • 梨(り)— chosen for sound
  • 輝里
    きらり
    Feminine

    Shine

    • 輝— shine
    • 里— chosen for sound

The kanji in Kirari

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

  • 希hope1 spelling
  • 良good1 spelling
  • 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 輝shine1 spelling
  • 里chosen for sound1 spelling

Kirari with common surnames

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

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Kiyomi (きよみ)Kiyoshi (きよし)Kimio (きみお)Kiichi (きいち)

Kirari on our lists

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Questions about Kirari

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

In our data every spelling of Kirari is feminine.

What does Kirari mean?

Kirari is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 希良梨 reads as "hope + good" and 輝里 reads as "shine". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Kirari be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 希良梨 and 輝里. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Kirari?

きらり is 3 beats: き · ら · 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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