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Kanji for Chime
The kanji for “chime” is 玲, read rei and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
chime
The clear ring of jade stones; beauty that sounds.
9 strokes On reading レイ (rei) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: sound of jewels
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aki, akira, tama, ryou, re, rei
In Japan it appears in about 463 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 玲: Alex 愛玲久寿 · Caleb 景玲風 · Alexis 愛玲久志寿 · Jeremy 慈英玲実 · Trevor 斗玲葉 · Le 玲 · Les 玲寿 · Rae 玲衣 · Ray 玲衣 · Rea 玲衣 · Rey 玲衣 · Alec 愛玲空 and 299 more
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