Harry in Korean 해리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Harry as 해리: two syllables, said hae-ri. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Harry letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (해리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- Two even beats, hae-ri: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 해리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 해리 or 해리 씨.
Why it's spelled 해리
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 하리, but Korean media write 해리, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- Double letters count once. Hangul spells the sound, not the letters.
Type Harry on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 해리 is the jamo ㅎㅐ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys go fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Harry in Korean?
Harry is written 해리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: haeri). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 해 + 리.
How do you pronounce Harry in Korean?
Say it hae-ri, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (해리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.