Reed in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Reed in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Reed becomes ド (do). Say it lightly.
• Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.

Reed on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Reed → ジョン・リード (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: リード ジョン. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (りーど じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾘｰﾄﾞ ｼﾞｮﾝ).

Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.

FAQ

How do you write Reed in Japanese?

Reed is usually written リード (rīdo) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is りーど.

Is there a kanji for Reed?

No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.