Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 理枝, 里恵, 利恵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りえ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɾi.e̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.