Riho (りほ)

Riho is read りほ and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 利穂, 吏穂 and 李帆. All three are feminine.

Reading

り·ほ (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Riho

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

  • 利穂
    りほ
    Feminine

    Benefit + ear of grain

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 穂(ほ)— ear of grain
  • 吏穂
    りほ
    Feminine

    Clerk + ear of grain

    • 吏(り)— clerk
    • 穂(ほ)— ear of grain
  • 李帆
    りほ
    Feminine

    Plum + sail

    • 李(り)— plum
    • 帆(ほ)— sail

The kanji in Riho

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

  • 穂ear of grain2 spellings
  • 利benefit1 spelling
  • 吏clerk1 spelling
  • 李plum1 spelling
  • 帆sail1 spelling

Riho 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.

Riko (りこ)Rika (りか)Riku (りく)Rin (りん)Ritsu (りつ)Rie (りえ)Rio (りお)Risa (りさ)

Riho on our lists

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Questions about Riho

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

In our data every spelling of Riho is feminine.

What does Riho mean?

Riho is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 利穂 reads as "benefit + ear of grain", 吏穂 reads as "clerk + ear of grain" and 李帆 reads as "plum + sail". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Riho be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Riho?

りほ is 2 beats: り · ほ. 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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