Risa (りさ)

Risa is read りさ and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 利佐, 利沙 and 利咲. All three are feminine.

Reading

り·さ (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Risa

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

  • 利佐
    りさ
    Feminine

    Benefit + help

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 佐(さ)— help
  • 利沙
    りさ
    Feminine

    Benefit

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 沙(さ)— chosen for sound
  • 利咲
    りさ
    Feminine

    Benefit + bloom

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 咲(さ)— bloom

The kanji in Risa

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

  • 利benefit3 spellings
  • 佐help1 spelling
  • 沙chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 咲bloom1 spelling

Risa 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)Riho (りほ)Rio (りお)

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Questions about Risa

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

In our data every spelling of Risa is feminine.

What does Risa mean?

Risa is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 利佐 reads as "benefit + help", 利沙 reads as "benefit" and 利咲 reads as "benefit + bloom". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Risa be written in kanji?

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

How do you pronounce Risa?

りさ is 2 beats: り · さ. 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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