is a common feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

Written forms

Eri can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean: *恵理, "blessing, reason" *絵里, "picture, hometown" *絵梨, "picture, pear" *絵理, "picture, reason" *江里, "inlet, hometown" *恵里, "blessing, hometown" *恵利, "blessing, profit" *江利, "inlet, profit" *恵梨, "blessing, pear" *枝里, "branch, hometown" *英梨, "excel, pear" *英里, "excel, hometown" *愛利, "love, clever" *愛理, “loving reason” The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People with the name

* Eri Fukatsu (絵里, born 1973), Japanese actress * Eri Ishida (born 1960), Japanese actress * Eri Itō (恵里), Japanese vocalist *

Eri Kamei is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on Decemb ...

(絵里, born 1988), member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume *

Eri Kawai was a Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and both composed and sang not only classic but also pop and world music. She was also friends with well-known video game composer Ya ...

(英里, 1965–2008), Japanese singer * Eri Kikuchi (born 1965), 1980s Japanese AV idol *, Japanese swimmer *

Eri Kitamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime and games such as Sayaka Miki in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Saya Otonashi in ...

(英梨, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer *

Eri Murakawa is a Japanese actress associated with Amuse, Inc. She attended Omiya Junior High School and Hinode High School. Filmography Television *'' Kaze no Haruka'' (2005) *''My Boss My Hero'' (2006) *'' Sexy Voice and Robo'' (2007) *''Good Job'' (200 ...

(絵梨, born 1987), Japanese actress *, Japanese speed skater *

Eri Nitta is a Japanese singer, actress, lyricist, and tarento. She made her professional debut as the fourth member of the all-female singing group Onyanko Club in 1985. She made her solo debut with the hit song on January 1, 1986. Nitta performed the ...

(恵利, born 1968), Japanese idol and singer * Eri Nobuchika (エリ, born 1985), Japanese pop singer and songwriter *, Japanese voice actress * Eri Shingyōji (恵里, born 1974), Japanese rock singer * Eri Tokunaga (born 1962), Japanese politician and former TV reporter *

Eri Tokunaga (actress) is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * '' Hula Girls'' (2006), Sanae Kimura * ''Achilles and the Tortoise'' (2008), Mari Kuramochi * '' Haru's Journey'' (2010), Haru Nakai * '' Hanamizuki'' (2010), Minami Nakamura * ''Arakawa Under the Brid ...

(born 1988), Japanese actress * Eri Uchinaga (内永枝利, born 2000) stage name Giselle, Japanese-Korean member of South Korean girl group

Aespa Aespa ( ; , stylized in Letter case#All lowercase, all lowercase or as æspa) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina (South Korean singer), Karina, Giselle (singer), Giselle, Winter ...

*, Japanese softball player * Eri Yamaguchi (衛里, born 1973), Japanese long-distance runner * Eri Yamanoi (絵理, born 1978), Japanese former freestyle swimmer * Eri Yanetani (born 1984), Japanese snowboarder *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actress * Non-Japanese people with the name Eri *

Eri Cahyadi Eri Cahyadi (born 27 May 1977) is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as Mayor of Surabaya since 26 February 2021. He was elected in the 2020 Surabaya mayoral election. Career Cahyadi graduated with a degree in civil engineeri ...

(born 1977) Indonesian politician, incumbent Mayor of

Surabaya Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...

(2020–) * Eri D. Woodbury (1837–1928), Union Army officer during the American Civil War * Eri Marina Yo (born 1987), Indonesian inline speed skater

Fictional characters

*Eri (絵理), a character in the manga series '' InuYasha'' * Eri (''My Hero Academia''), a character in the manga series ''My Hero Academia'' *Eri Minami, Yuuta's step-mother in the game ''

Persona 4 is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona (series), Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in Ju ...

'' * Eri Kasamoto (エリ), a playable character in the game series ''Metal Slug'' *Eri Kasuga, a character from anime and manga

Chimpui is a Japanese manga created by in 1985. It tells the story of two cute aliens that come to Earth to find the girl who will marry their prince of planet Mahl and find one in a sixth grade girl named Eri. It was subsequently adapted into an ...

* Eri Kisaki, Ran's mother in the manga series ''Detective Conan'' * Eri Sawachika (愛理), in the anime and manga series ''School Rumble'' *Eri Miyanoshita (宮ノ下), a character in manga series ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

''. * Eri Takigawa (エリ), in the Japanese television drama ''Last Friends'' *Eri, in the manga adaptation of '' Candy Boy'' *Eri Ninamori, in the anime series ''

FLCL is an anime created and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido, and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I.G, and King Records. The series tells the adventures of the ...

'' *Eri Asai, in Haruki Murakami's novel '' After Dark'' *Eri Shina, in the anime ''

Angel Beats! ''Angel Beats!'' is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anan ...

'' *Eri Ayase, one of the nine main characters from the anime

Love Live! School Idol Project is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. It is the first multimedia project in the ''Love Live!'' franchise. The project revolves aro ...

*Eri Karan, a character from '' Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters''

References

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