Richard
in Japanese
Ri · Cha · Dō
reason · tea · way
Character by character
Other ways to write Richard
利茶導
Ri · Cha · Dō
sharpness · tea · guide
吏茶堂
Ri · Cha · Dō
official · tea · hall
About Richard in Japanese
In Japan, Richard is written リチャード in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 理茶道 is read Ri · Cha · Dō. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 理 (Ri, reason), 茶 (Cha, tea), 道 (Dō, way).
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How do you write Richard in Japanese?+
Richard is written リチャード in katakana. A kanji spelling is 理茶道, read Ri · Cha · Dō.
What does 理茶道 mean?+
Character by character, 理茶道 means reason · tea · way.
Is 理茶道 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri · Cha · Dō and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Richard is written in katakana: リチャード.