How to write “Kari” in Korean
카리 ka-ri
What Korean friends call you
- 카리야 ka-ri-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 카리 씨 ka-ri-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Kari
- 카리 3 (100%)
Korean labels of 3 people named Kari on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Kari, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Kari Wahlgren — 카리 월그런
- Kari Wuhrer — 카리 워러
- Kari Hotakainen — 카리 호타카이넨
- Kari Aalvik Grimsbø — 카리 올비크 그림스뵈
58,174 babies were named Kari in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 735th most common name.
Block by block
- 카 = ㅋ + ㅏ · 4 strokes
Also in 카: Jessica 제시카 · Kyle 카일 · Lucas 루카스
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
카리 takes 8 strokes in all.
More names: Rita 리타 · Josue 호수에 · Colby 콜비 · Harry 해리 · Clinton 클린턴
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