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Your name in Japanese
Start with the way you write your name, or find help filling in a Japanese name field.
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An English name in Katakana
Start with your first name or full name. Check the Japanese reading and adjust it before making a card.
English name converter →A Myanmar name in Japanese
Enter your name in Latin letters. Components such as Kyaw and Aung use Myanmar name readings, not English spelling rules.
Myanmar name converter →A Korean name in Japanese
Use Hangul, a supported romanized spelling, or Hangul with Hanja to check the Katakana reading.
Korean name converter →A name field on a Japanese form
Already have your name in kana? Change full-width or half-width Katakana, Hiragana, spaces and middle dots without choosing a new reading.
Format my kana →Chinese names: readings and writing
How do you read a Chinese name in Japanese?
Writing a Chinese name in Japanese is not a single conversion. A Japanese kanji on-reading and a Katakana transcription of the original Mandarin sound are different methods for different situations.
→02How to write a Chinese name in Japanese Katakana
Compare Japanese readings, Mandarin pronunciation and the available Kana formats.
→03How are common Chinese surnames read in Japanese?
Look up common Chinese surnames in Japanese glyphs, on-readings and Mandarin Katakana.
→04How to fill in Furigana with a Chinese name
Distinguish name, Furigana, Hiragana and Roman-letter fields.
→05How are common Chinese given-name characters read in Japanese?
Compare Japanese glyphs, on-readings and Mandarin Katakana for common given-name characters.
→06How are Chinese novel character names read in Japanese?
Compare Japanese kanji, on-readings and Mandarin Katakana through Chinese fictional character names.
→More questions about Chinese names
How is the Chinese surname Zhang read in Japanese?
Compare Zhang in Japanese kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, Romaji and Mandarin pronunciation.
→How does a Chinese name change in Japanese kanji?
Compare Chinese name characters with commonly used Japanese forms.
→What is the difference between Japanese romaji and Pinyin for a Chinese name?
See how a Japanese on-reading becomes romaji and how it differs from Hanyu Pinyin.
→How do you write a Chinese name in Japanese hiragana?
Compare the hiragana and katakana forms of a Chinese name’s Japanese on-reading.
→How do you introduce your Chinese name in Japanese?
Learn to explain a Chinese name’s kanji, pronunciation, and preferred form of address in Japanese.
→Why Japanese names cannot be read by on’yomi alone
Compare Chinese-name on-readings and learn how Katakana, Hiragana and Romaji differ.
→Does the family name or given name come first?
Match family and given names with common Japanese and English field labels.
→How are Chinese compound surnames read in Japanese?
Compare Japanese glyphs, on-readings and Mandarin Katakana for compound Chinese surnames.
→Japanese name puns
Explore ten Chinese-language handles and the Japanese sound connections behind name puns.
→Katakana name rejected?
Troubleshoot rejected kana by checking width, separators, pasted text and length.
→Your English name in Katakana
Compare English-name examples, alternate readings and Japanese form fields.
→Japan’s romanization update: which spelling should you use?
Use the 2025 guidance to compare romaji, long vowels, established names and keyboard input.
→Add furigana to a Japanese passage
Follow furigana above a Japanese passage and check word-level readings.
→Type Japanese on a computer or phone
Set up Japanese input and practise ん, small letters, conversion and phone flick input.
→How to add furigana to Japanese in a screenshot
Extract Japanese from an image, fix order and duplicated ruby, then add furigana.
→Furigana changed after pasting? Choose what to keep
Compare base text, parenthesized readings and ruby for Word, Google Docs and print workflows.
→Furigana missing in Anki? Start with one card
Troubleshoot Anki furigana fields, templates, spacing and mobile display using one complete example.
→Add a name pronunciation to iPhone Contacts
Add a separate pronunciation to an iPhone contact and check My Card, Siri language and name display while retaining the original spelling.
→Save your name’s furigana in Chrome
Save a phonetic name in Chrome and check script, family-name splitting and returning old suggestions.
→How to add Japanese readings to Chinese names in Excel
Convert Chinese name lists to Japanese readings, copy them into Excel and review the spellings.
→How to fill in address furigana: numbers, buildings and where to start
Work out which address segment needs kana and where the numbers and building belong.
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