Lena in Korean 레나
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Lena as 레나: two syllables, said re-na. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Lena letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
- Two even beats, re-na: 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 레나 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 레나 or 레나 씨.
Why it's spelled 레나
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 레나, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Korean follows the German sound: vowels are read as written.
Type Lena on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 레나 is the jamo ㄹㅔ ㄴㅏ, typed with the keys fp sk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Lena in Korean?
Lena is written 레나 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: rena). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the German pronunciation. In Hangul it has two syllables: 레 + 나.
How do you pronounce Lena in Korean?
Say it re-na, with even weight on every syllable. The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.