Harvey

in Japanese

覇毘

Ha · Bi

supremacy · Bishamon (guardian god)

How Japanese people write Harveyハーヴィー

Character by character

Other ways to write Harvey

波美

Ha · Bi

wave · beauty

葉毘

Ha · Bi

leaf · Bishamon (guardian god)

About Harvey in Japanese

In Japan, Harvey is written ハーヴィー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 覇毘 is read Ha · Bi. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 覇 (Ha, supremacy), 毘 (Bi, Bishamon (guardian god)).

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Questions

How do you write Harvey in Japanese?+

Harvey is written ハーヴィー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 覇毘, read Ha · Bi.

What does 覇毘 mean?+

Character by character, 覇毘 means supremacy · Bishamon (guardian god).

Is 覇毘 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ha · Bi and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Harvey is written in katakana: ハーヴィー.

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