Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts あいら(Japanese Hiragana) 亜伊羅, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-EE-ṘA [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 伊 (i) meaning "Iraq, Iran" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.