The kanji 莉 generally represents the jasmine flower or a similar fragrant flower. It evokes images of delicate beauty, fragrance, and often, purity. It can also imply something that is graceful and refined.

・On-yomi (音読み): リ (ri) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or used as a phonetic component when paired with other kanji.

⚫︎ 茉莉花 Translation: Jasmine flower ⚫︎ 莉子 Translation: A feminine Japanese given name (e.g., 梨子) ⚫︎ 百合莉 Translation: A feminine Japanese given name; combines the kanji for "lily" and 莉.

The kanji 莉 is a *kokuji* (国字), meaning a character created in Japan. It is a *形声文字* (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. ⚫︎ The left side, 艹 (kusa kanmuri), is a radical that indicates a plant or vegetation. ⚫︎ The right side is 利 (ri), which is used here for its sound (phonetic component) and meaning, "benefit" or "advantage," though its relationship to the jasmine flower is purely phonetic. It does not literally mean "benefit" but rather functions as a sound element.