Eric
in Japanese
E · Ri · Ku
excellence · reason · black jade
Character by character
Other ways to write Eric
衛利駆
E · Ri · Ku
protection · sharpness · gallop
恵理久
E · Ri · Ku
blessing · reason · eternity
About Eric in Japanese
In Japan, Eric is written エリック in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 英理玖 is read E · Ri · Ku. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 英 (E, excellence), 理 (Ri, reason), 玖 (Ku, black jade).
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How do you write Eric in Japanese?+
Eric is written エリック in katakana. A kanji spelling is 英理玖, read E · Ri · Ku.
What does 英理玖 mean?+
Character by character, 英理玖 means excellence · reason · black jade.
Is 英理玖 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as E · Ri · Ku and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Eric is written in katakana: エリック.