Ryan
in Japanese
Rai · An
thunder · peace
Character by character
Other ways to write Ryan
頼安
Rai · An
trust · peace
来庵
Rai · An
come · hermitage
About Ryan in Japanese
In Japan, Ryan is written ライアン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 雷安 is read Rai · An. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 雷 (Rai, thunder), 安 (An, peace).
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How do you write Ryan in Japanese?+
Ryan is written ライアン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 雷安, read Rai · An.
What does 雷安 mean?+
Character by character, 雷安 means thunder · peace.
Is 雷安 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Rai · An and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ryan is written in katakana: ライアン.