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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)

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.

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

Editorial selection

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 →

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