One way to write Li in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Li sounds like ri in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 莉 — one of 4 possible kanji spellings of Li. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ri | 莉 | jasmine |
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“ri” — 4 kanji to choose from
莉 makes striking vertical calligraphy — a popular choice for a kanji name tattoo, a personalised Japanese name gift, or framed wall art. Because you can read this page, you (and your tattoo artist) know exactly what each character means — no mystery kanji.
There is no single official kanji for Li. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 莉, read "ri", with the meanings "jasmine". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Li has 4 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 莉 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Li, and each character's meaning is listed on this page, so you know exactly what your tattoo says. For stroke-accurate line work, generate the free art below and bring the high-resolution version to your artist.
Character by character, 莉 reads 莉 ("jasmine", read "ri"). Together they sound like "Li" while carrying the meanings jasmine.