リチャード
Richādo[ɾʲit͡ɕa̠ːdo̞]
The English name Richard is written in Japanese as リチャード (Richādo).
リチャード is the Japanese transcription of the male given name Richard.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding って to the name acts as a topic marker, functioning similarly to saying 'Speaking of Richard…' or 'As for Richard…' when introducing him as the subject of a conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
Richādo
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person wants to create a 'meaningful' version of リチャード, they might use ateji to assign kanji characters to the sounds, such as 理 for logic and 茶 for tea.
- In Japanese, names often require honorific suffixes like '-san' or '-kun' to avoid sounding blunt, so calling someone just リチャード can seem unusually direct or even rude in social settings.
- If you were to write this name in the traditional vertical style of Japanese calligraphy, the Katakana characters would still be used, marking the name as an outsider to the native culture.
Examples in context
- リチャードって、いつ結婚したの？When did Richard get married?Tatoeba #11015890 by small_snow, translation #5087320 by AlanF_US
- リチャード・ロバーツには数多くの著書がある。Richard Roberts is the author of numerous books.Tatoeba #192519 by small_snow, translation #29683 by CN
- 生まれた子は祖父の名をとってリチャードと名づけられた。The baby was named Richard after his grandfather.Tatoeba #142825 by KK_kaku_, translation #271744 by CN
- こんにちは、リチャードさん。はじめまして、どうぞよろしくお願いします。Good afternoon, Mr. Richard. It's a pleasure to meet you.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a person they both know.
- 蓮 Renリチャードはどこにいるの？Richādo wa doko ni iru no?Where is Richard?
- 陽葵 Himariリチャードは今、家にいるよ。Richādo wa ima, ie ni iru yo.Richard is at home right now.
- 蓮 Renリチャードに電話していい？Richādo ni denwa shite ii?Can I call Richard?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、リチャードなら大丈夫だよ。Un, Richādo nara daijoubu da yo.Yeah, it's fine with Richard.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “richard” translations and entries リチャード, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
