Harry

in Japanese

覇理

Ha · Ri

supremacy · reason

How Japanese people write Harryハリー

Character by character

Other ways to write Harry

波利

Ha · Ri

wave · sharpness

羽理

Ha · Ri

feather · reason

About Harry in Japanese

In Japan, Harry is written ハリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 覇理 is read Ha · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 覇 (Ha, supremacy), 理 (Ri, reason).

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Questions

How do you write Harry in Japanese?+

Harry is written ハリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 覇理, read Ha · Ri.

What does 覇理 mean?+

Character by character, 覇理 means supremacy · reason.

Is 覇理 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ha · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Harry is written in katakana: ハリー.

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