Regan

in Japanese

理願

Ri · Gan

reason · wish

How Japanese people write Reganリーガン

Character by character

Other ways to write Regan

莉願

Ri · Gan

jasmine · wish

利岸

Ri · Gan

sharpness · riverbank

About Regan in Japanese

In Japan, Regan is written リーガン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 理願 is read Ri · Gan. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 理 (Ri, reason), 願 (Gan, wish).

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Questions

How do you write Regan in Japanese?+

Regan is written リーガン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 理願, read Ri · Gan.

What does 理願 mean?+

Character by character, 理願 means reason · wish.

Is 理願 a real Japanese name?+

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

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