Rika (りか)

Rika is read りか and has 2 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 梨花, 利佳, 利加 and 利嘉. All four are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

り·か (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Rika

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

  • 梨花
    りか
    CommonFeminine

    Pear blossom

    • 梨(り)— chosen for sound
    • 花(か)— flower
  • 利佳
    りか
    Feminine

    Benefit + beautiful

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 佳(か)— beautiful
  • 利加
    りか
    Feminine

    Benefit

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 加(か)— chosen for sound
  • 利嘉
    りか
    Feminine

    Benefit + auspicious

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 嘉(か)— auspicious

The kanji in Rika

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

  • 利benefit3 spellings
  • 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 花flower1 spelling
  • 佳beautiful1 spelling
  • 加chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 嘉auspicious1 spelling

Rika with common surnames

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

Rika on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Rika

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

In our data every spelling of Rika is feminine.

What does Rika mean?

Rika is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 梨花 reads as "pear blossom", 利佳 reads as "benefit + beautiful" and 利加 reads as "benefit". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Rika be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 梨花, 利佳, 利加 and 利嘉. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Rika?

りか is 2 beats: り · か. 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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