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Akari: Meaning & Kanji

明里

あかり · アカリ

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Gender in this collection
girl
Stored reading
あかり (Akari)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
modern, timeless
Popularity in this collection
common

What does Akari mean in this spelling?

The two Akari spellings here have different structures. 灯 is a single character for a light or lamp. 明里 uses 明 (bright) and 里 (village). ‘Bright village’ is a literal component summary of 明里, not a meaning shared by every spelling of Akari.

These are written-form explanations. Style and gender labels describe this collection; they are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

About Akari in this collection

Akari is a Japanese given name read あかり in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 明里, and 灯. In this spelling the name is associated with bright village; the component characters carry the glosses listed below. This collection labels it for girl use and notes it as common within this collection's sources.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Akari

明里

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Written-form notes

Bright village

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5664396. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

明
bright, light
里
village, home area

灯

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Written-form notes

Light; lamp

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5559978. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

灯
light, lamp

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Akari

山本 明里Yamamoto AkariUse this pairing →田中 明里Tanaka AkariUse this pairing →佐藤 明里Satō AkariUse this pairing →鈴木 明里Suzuki AkariUse this pairing →林 明里Hayashi AkariUse this pairing →高橋 明里Takahashi AkariUse this pairing →

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Akari

明桜空AozoraShares 明 →愛明YoshiakiShares 明 →

Quick answers

Akari: questions and answers

How is Akari written in kanji?

Akari is recorded here as 明里 and 灯, all read あかり. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Akari a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Akari is recorded as a girl name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.

What does Akari mean?

Written 明里, Akari is associated with bright village. The meaning belongs to this spelling — the same reading written with other kanji carries different imagery.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. Index of readings in the Jōyō Kanji Table

    Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan · Accessed 2026-07-29

  2. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01