Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 真理, 真里, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まり(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mä.ɾi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village". Many other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.