How to Say "Henry" in Japanese

ヘンリー

Henrī[hẽ̞n̺ɾʲiː]

The Japanese word for the given name Henry is ヘンリー (Henrī).

ヘンリー is used as a person's name. It is written in Katakana to indicate that the name is a foreign loanword.

Meaning: given name (name)

Related words

Henrī

In Japanese scientific contexts, the unit of electrical inductance called the 'henry' is also written as ヘンリー.
While ヘンリー is the standard phonetic spelling, Japanese people sometimes choose 'ateji' characters to write the name ヘンリー with Kanji, giving the name a specific meaning like 'prosperity' or 'beauty'.
In Japanese phonology, the 'r' sound in ヘンリー is not a rolling 'r' or a soft English 'r', but a flap produced by tapping the tongue against the roof of the mouth, similar to the 'tt' in the English word 'better'.

ヘンリーは今年の３月に成人する。
Henry will come of age this March.
This sentence is useful for learning about a person coming of age.
Tatoeba #196602 by small_snow, translation #33781 by orcrist
ヘンリーが君に会いたがっているよ。
Henry wants to see you.
This sentence is useful for expressing that someone wants to see you.
Tatoeba #1050564 by bunbuku, translation #33784 by CN
おはようございます。私の名前はヘンリー・ジョンソンです。歳は35で、カリフォルニア出身なんですが、今は、妻と娘と三人でダラスに住んでます。
Good morning! My name's Henry Johnson, I'm 35 years old and I'm from California but I live in Dallas with my wife and my daughter.
This sentence is useful for practicing a personal introduction including name, age, origin and current residence.
Tatoeba #11243019 by small_snow, translation #8457045 by Ricardo14
こちらは、ヘンリーさんです。
This is Mr./Ms. Henry.
昨日、ヘンリーくんに会ったよ。
Yesterday, I met Henry.
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Yui and Hiroto are talking about their mutual friend's arrival.

結衣 Yui

ヘンリーはもうすぐ着くかな？
Henrī wa mōsugu tsuku kana?
I wonder if Henry will arrive soon?
大翔 Hiroto

うん、ヘンリーなら今駅にいるよ。
Un, Henrī nara ima eki ni iru yo.
Yeah, as for Henry, he's at the station now.
結衣 Yui

じゃあ、ヘンリーを駅まで迎えに行こう。
Jā, Henrī o eki made mukae ni ikō.
Then, let's go to the station to pick up Henry.
大翔 Hiroto

そうだね、行こう！
Sō dane, ikō!
Right, let's go!

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