Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 鈴瀬, 凛星, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘEEN-SE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" or 星 (se) meaning "star". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.