Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 優李梨, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YUU-ṘEE-ṘEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.