Henry
in Japanese
Hen · Ri
knit · reason
Character by character
Other ways to write Henry
遍理
Hen · Ri
everywhere · reason
辺利
Hen · Ri
shore · sharpness
About Henry in Japanese
In Japan, Henry is written ヘンリー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 編理 is read Hen · Ri. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 編 (Hen, knit), 理 (Ri, reason).
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How do you write Henry in Japanese?+
Henry is written ヘンリー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 編理, read Hen · Ri.
What does 編理 mean?+
Character by character, 編理 means knit · reason.
Is 編理 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Hen · Ri and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Henry is written in katakana: ヘンリー.