Ricardo
in Japanese
Ri · Ka · Ru · Dō
reason · joy · lapis lazuli · way
Character by character
Other ways to write Ricardo
利夏琉導
Ri · Ka · Ru · Dō
sharpness · summer · precious stone · guide
理嘉
Ri · Ka
reason · joy
About Ricardo in Japanese
In Japan, Ricardo is written リカルド in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 理嘉瑠道 is read Ri · Ka · Ru · Dō. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 理 (Ri, reason), 嘉 (Ka, joy), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 道 (Dō, way).
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How do you write Ricardo in Japanese?+
Ricardo is written リカルド in katakana. A kanji spelling is 理嘉瑠道, read Ri · Ka · Ru · Dō.
What does 理嘉瑠道 mean?+
Character by character, 理嘉瑠道 means reason · joy · lapis lazuli · way.
Is 理嘉瑠道 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri · Ka · Ru · Dō and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ricardo is written in katakana: リカルド.