Leo
in Japanese
Re · O
jade chime · center
Character by character
Other ways to write Leo
怜王
Re · O
wisdom · king
伶旺
Re · O
artist · flourishing
About Leo in Japanese
In Japan, Leo is written レオ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 玲央 is read Re · O. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 玲 (Re, jade chime), 央 (O, center).
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How do you write Leo in Japanese?+
Leo is written レオ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 玲央, read Re · O.
What does 玲央 mean?+
Character by character, 玲央 means jade chime · center.
Is 玲央 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Re · O and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Leo is written in katakana: レオ.