Selene in Japanese

Selene is written セリーン in katakana. Katakana is the script Japanese people use for foreign names, so this is how Selene would appear on a Japanese ID card, a café cup or a name tag.

Our top pick is 聖理 (Seri). 聖 means “holy” and 理 means “reason”. Other good options are 世理 (Seri) and 聖里 (Seri).

Yes. 聖理 is also found in Japan as a girl’s name, read Seri, so it looks natural to Japanese readers. For Selene, it works as both a real-looking Japanese name and a kanji spelling of your own name.

聖理 has 24 strokes in total (聖: 13, 理: 11). It takes some practice to write neatly, so look up the stroke order before trying it with a brush.

Each character in 聖理 has a positive meaning, so it is a reasonable choice. Keep in mind that Japanese people will read it as the meaning of the characters, not instantly as “Selene”. If you want your name to be recognized, katakana (セリーン) is clearer. Either way, ask a native speaker to check the final design.