Ricky

in Japanese

理輝

Ri · Ki

reason · radiance

How Japanese people write Rickyリッキー

Character by character

Other ways to write Ricky

利貴

Ri · Ki

sharpness · noble

力

Riki

strength

About Ricky in Japanese

In Japan, Ricky is written リッキー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 理輝 is read Ri · Ki. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 理 (Ri, reason), 輝 (Ki, radiance).

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Questions

How do you write Ricky in Japanese?+

Ricky is written リッキー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 理輝, read Ri · Ki.

What does 理輝 mean?+

Character by character, 理輝 means reason · radiance.

Is 理輝 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ri · Ki and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ricky is written in katakana: リッキー.

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