Mario
in Japanese
Ma · Ri · O
truth · reason · center
Character by character
Other ways to write Mario
磨利雄
Ma · Ri · O
polish · sharpness · hero
万里雄
Ma · Ri · O
ten thousand miles · hero
About Mario in Japanese
In Japan, Mario is written マリオ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 真理央 is read Ma · Ri · O. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 真 (Ma, truth), 理 (Ri, reason), 央 (O, center).
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How do you write Mario in Japanese?+
Mario is written マリオ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 真理央, read Ma · Ri · O.
What does 真理央 mean?+
Character by character, 真理央 means truth · reason · center.
Is 真理央 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Ri · O and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Mario is written in katakana: マリオ.