Richard in Japanese

リチャードrichādo

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理茶度 りちゃーど

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Katakana
リチャード
Hiragana
りちゃーど
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How to write Richard in Japanese

In Japan, Richard is written in katakana: リチャード, pronounced “richādo”. 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.

Richard in kanji, character by character

理茶度
理 logic, arrangement茶 tea度 degrees, occurrence
李茶度
李 plum茶 tea度 degrees, occurrence
利茶度
利 profit, advantage茶 tea度 degrees, occurrence
里茶土
里 ri, village茶 tea土 soil, earth

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