Lionel in Japanese

ライオネルraioneru

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来緒練 らいおねる

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Katakana
ライオネル
Hiragana
らいおねる
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How to write Lionel in Japanese

In Japan, Lionel is written in katakana: ライオネル, pronounced “raioneru”. That's the spelling to use on a form, a name tag, or when you introduce yourself.

The kanji above are ateji — characters picked because they sound like the name. There's no single official version, so go with the one whose meaning you like best.

Lionel in kanji, character by character

来緒練
来 come, due緒 thong, beginning練 practice, gloss
頼於錬
頼 trust, request於 at, in錬 tempering, refine
雷央練
雷 thunder, lightning bolt央 center, middle練 practice, gloss
莱乙錬
莱 goosefoot, pigweed乙 the latter, duplicate錬 tempering, refine

Kanji meanings from KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).