Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 理紗茜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘEE-SAH-AH-KAH-NE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.