Sarii (さりい)

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Pronunciation guide

(Main) gender: Female
Pronunciation: sah-rʸee: [sá.ɾʲìː]

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Etymology and/or ways to write:
This name is borrowed from the English name Sally, a diminutive of Sarah that is often used as an independent first name. As for how this name can be written, most of the kanji used can be seen in the table below:

sa (さ)	ri (り)	i (い)*
紗 “gauze”	里 “village”	衣 “clothing”
沙/砂 “sand”	梨 “pear”	依 “reliance, dependence”
彩 “colouring”	莉 part of 茉莉 (matsuri) “Arabian jasmine”	伊 phonetic kanji
咲 “blossom”	理 “reason, logic”	生 “live, exist”
早 “early”	璃 part of 瑠璃 (ruri) “lapis lazuli”	維 “tie, rope”
冴 “clarity; skilfulness”	吏 “officer”	以 phonetic kanji
	利 “advantage, benefit”
	俐 “clever”
	李 “Japanese/Chinese plum”
	麗 “lovely, beautiful”
	鈴 “bell”
	凛 “cold; dignified”

* can be elided

Popularity:
Much of its usage is concentrated on those born from the Heisei period (1989-2019) onwards. However, compared to the shorted form Sari, percentages never top 0.01% (they range from 0.002-0.007%).

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