Per

ペール

Pēru

Also written ペル.

Per in Japanese katakana, ペール (Pēru), with a red seal
Per in katakana, on its card with a red seal. To keep it, save the picture; to make one with your full name, use the tool.

How It Is Said

  1. ペpe
  2. ーe
  3. ルru

Pēru: three beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.

By Language

LanguageKatakanaRōmajiNote
Swedish ペール Pēru the usual form
ペル Peru also in use

What Happens to the Sounds

  • The Japanese r is a light tap of the tongue, like the quick t in an American "water": ル (ru).
  • The bar ー makes the vowel before it long, one beat more: ペー (pē).

To Type It

On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type pe-ru (the - key gives the bar ー), 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 ペール among the suggestions.

The Same Name in Other Languages

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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

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