Julio
フリオ
Furio
How It Is Said
- フfu
- リri
- オo
Furio: 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 | フリオ | Furio | |
| Portuguese (Júlio) | ジュリオ | Jurio |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In Spanish, j (and g before e or i) is a breath from the throat, close to h: フ (fu).
- Japanese has no l. It uses its one sound between l and r, a light tap of the tongue, written ラ リ ル レ ロ: リ (ri).
- Portuguese j is soft, like the s of pleasure: ジ (ji); so in Portuguese, Júlio is ジュリオ (Jurio).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type furio, 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 フリオ 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
