姓名判断 · fortune-checked kanji
Lee in Japanese Kanji
Lee in Japanese is リ. Written in kanji, a stroke-checked spelling is 莉.
10 strokes + 1 rei-su — the “spirit number” traditionally added to single-kanji names — = 11
“Steady growth, like a plant reaching for spring rain.”
This is not a random conversion. Every kanji below is genuinely used in Japanese names, and this combination was selected because its stroke total lands on a lucky number under seimei handan (姓名判断) — the traditional check Japanese families use.
What each kanji means
The 莉 of jasmine (茉莉) — borrowed for its delicate floral scent and soft 'ri' sound. A defining character of contemporary girls' names: Riko (莉子), Rin (莉音), Himari (陽茉莉).
Other lucky spellings of Lee
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How do you say Lee in Japanese?
Lee in Japanese is リ. Japanese does not translate foreign names by meaning — the sound is transliterated into katakana first, and kanji can then be chosen to match that sound.
What is the kanji for Lee?
A stroke-checked kanji spelling of Lee is 莉 (jasmine), with a stroke total of 11 — Great fortune (Daikichi) under seimei handan, the traditional Japanese name-fortune check.