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Choose a guide to Japanese readings, Katakana transcription, surname readings or entering a Chinese name in a Japanese form.
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How do you read a Chinese name in Japanese?
Writing a Chinese name in Japanese is not a single conversion. A Japanese kanji on-reading and a Katakana transcription of the original Mandarin sound are different methods for different situations.
→02How to write a Chinese name in Japanese Katakana
Compare Japanese readings, Mandarin pronunciation and the available Kana formats.
→03How are common Chinese surnames read in Japanese?
Look up common Chinese surnames in Japanese glyphs, on-readings and Mandarin Katakana.
→04How to fill in Furigana with a Chinese name
Distinguish name, Furigana, Hiragana and passport Roman-letter fields.
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