Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 芽里菜, 芽梨名, 芽里奈, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ME-ṘEE-NAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.