Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 沙緒里, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さおり(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /sä.o̞.ɾi/ Meaning & History From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weaving". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.