Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 利庵, 利杏, 吏按, 吏杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘEE-AHN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "benefit; advantage" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.For females usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Leann.