Lisa in Japanese Katakana
Lisa (common English girl's name) is written リサ — read risa.
リサ
| Katakana | リサ |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | risa |
| Hiragana | りさ |
| Half-width katakana | ﾘｻ |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| リ | り | ri |
| サ | さ | sa |
Tips for writing Lisa in katakana
- Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
- Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.
Lisa on Japanese forms
Example full name: Lisa Smith → リサ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス リサ. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (すみす りさ); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾘｻ).
Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.
FAQ
How do you write Lisa in Japanese?
Lisa is usually written リサ (risa) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is りさ.
Is there a kanji for Lisa?
No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.
Similar names
How spellings are chosen: the first spelling is the one most commonly used for this name in Japanese books, media and everyday writing, checked against the Japanese government's rules for writing foreign words (Cabinet Notice No. 2 of 1991, 外来語の表記). The list was compiled by this site; it is not an official register. Pronunciation matters more than spelling — if your name is pronounced differently, the katakana can differ too.