Clay

in Japanese

紅玲

Ku · Rei

crimson · jade chime

How Japanese people write Clayクレイ

Character by character

Other ways to write Clay

久嶺

Ku · Rei

eternity · summit

玖礼

Ku · Rei

black jade · courtesy

About Clay in Japanese

In Japan, Clay is written クレイ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 紅玲 is read Ku · Rei. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 紅 (Ku, crimson), 玲 (Rei, jade chime).

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Questions

How do you write Clay in Japanese?+

Clay is written クレイ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 紅玲, read Ku · Rei.

What does 紅玲 mean?+

Character by character, 紅玲 means crimson · jade chime.

Is 紅玲 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ku · Rei and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Clay is written in katakana: クレイ.

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