Rich in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Rich in katakana

• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• 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.

Rich on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Rich → ジョン・リッチ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: リッチ 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 (りっち じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾘｯﾁ 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 Rich in Japanese?

Rich is usually written リッチ (ritchi) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is りっち.

Is there a kanji for Rich?

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.