Peter in Japanese

ピーターpītā

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美太 ぴーたー

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Katakana
ピーター
Hiragana
ぴーたー
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How to write Peter in Japanese

In Japan, Peter is written in katakana: ピーター, pronounced “pītā”. 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.

Peter in kanji, character by character

美太
美 beauty, beautiful太 plump, thick
微太
微 delicate, minuteness太 plump, thick
美多
美 beauty, beautiful多 many, frequent
琵太
琵 glissando on strings, lute太 plump, thick

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