my chinese name is 韩奕翔, but I don’t understand how it translates to japanese since my first character is han and I dont understand the onoyomi technique Can somebody help me out
Your question doesn’t make sense. How do you translate a name to another language?
I would rather have the name in katakana. You seem to want to use japanese readings for your name but wouldn’t that be really annoying.
To answer your question: in onyomi it’s pronounced Kan Eki Shou.
But on a more practical note, if you are actually interacting with Japanese people, please just use a katakana approximation of the Chinese pronunciation for your name. It is much less unwieldy.
If i understand your question correctly, it would be *kan-ekishō* or *kan-yakushō*
韓(かん) 奕(えき or やく)翔(しょう)
かん えきしょう
ハン イーシャン
I think katakana is better. You can still write it with kanji and read it with katakana. Not sure how it would work if you applied for a visa etc.
Katakana reflects modern pronunciation. Onyomi kan’on reflects Chinese pronunciation circa 700 AD. They’re both valid.
But katakana is what your name would be in as you aren’t Japanese.
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Your question doesn’t make sense. How do you translate a name to another language?
I would rather have the name in katakana. You seem to want to use japanese readings for your name but wouldn’t that be really annoying.
To answer your question: in onyomi it’s pronounced Kan Eki Shou.
But on a more practical note, if you are actually interacting with Japanese people, please just use a katakana approximation of the Chinese pronunciation for your name. It is much less unwieldy.
If i understand your question correctly, it would be *kan-ekishō* or *kan-yakushō*
韓(かん) 奕(えき or やく)翔(しょう)
かん えきしょう
ハン イーシャン
I think katakana is better. You can still write it with kanji and read it with katakana. Not sure how it would work if you applied for a visa etc.
Katakana reflects modern pronunciation. Onyomi kan’on reflects Chinese pronunciation circa 700 AD. They’re both valid.
But katakana is what your name would be in as you aren’t Japanese.