Jorge
ホルヘ
Horuhe
How It Is Said
- ホho
- ルru
- ヘhe
Horuhe: three beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | ホルヘ | Horuhe | |
| Portuguese | ジョルジ | Joruji | the usual form |
| ジョルジェ | Joruje | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In Spanish, j (and g before e or i) is a breath from the throat, close to h: ホ (ho).
- In Spanish, an r before a consonant is said, so it is written ル (ru): ホルヘ.
- Portuguese j is soft, like the s of pleasure: ジ (ji); so in Portuguese, Jorge is ジョルジ (Joruji).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type horuhe, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose ホルヘ among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
