Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 霧葉, 桐葉(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. Kee-ree-HAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, blade". Other Kanji combinations are also possible.