Japanese symbol for “mary”
マリア
マリア
Romaji: maria
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary
In Japanese, mary is マリア (maria).
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Meanings
- n Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary
- n Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.