Chinese and Japanese

[twilightwind]

How do you read Japanese names in Chinese? The Japanese use characters too, but they have a diferent system. Like the name Utada Hikaru (宇多田光), which I think is read in Hán-Việt is Vũđađiền Quang. Are Japanese names read by Chinese people just read as Japanese or is it changed?

[skylee]

For 宇多田光, we call her Yu3 Duo1 Tian2 Guang1, i.e. Chinese pronunciation of the characters.

[Antares]

^ a little more to add on dat

if one's name (in japanese) is in kana (japanese characters), we just change it in kanji (chinese letters) with the same pronunciation n read the kanji with chinese pronunciation

ex: 宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru)（Japanese) >> since ヒカル＝光 >> (chinese) 宇多田光 （yu duo tian guang)