Alejandra in Japanese Katakana
Alejandra (common English girl's name) is written アレハンドラ — read arehandora.
アレハンドラ
| Katakana | アレハンドラ |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | arehandora |
| Hiragana | あれはんどら |
| Half-width katakana | ｱﾚﾊﾝﾄﾞﾗ |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| ア | あ | a |
| レ | れ | re |
| ハ | は | ha |
| ン | ん | n |
| ド | ど | do |
| ラ | ら | ra |
Tips for writing Alejandra in katakana
- ソ (so) and ン (n) look alike. In ソ the long stroke falls from the top right; in ン it rises from the bottom left.
- Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
- Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.
Alejandra on Japanese forms
Example full name: Alejandra Smith → アレハンドラ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス アレハンドラ. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (すみす あれはんどら); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｱﾚﾊﾝﾄﾞﾗ).
Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.
FAQ
How do you write Alejandra in Japanese?
Alejandra is usually written アレハンドラ (arehandora) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is あれはんどら.
Is there a kanji for Alejandra?
No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.
Similar names
How spellings are chosen: the first spelling is the one most commonly used for this name in Japanese books, media and everyday writing, checked against the Japanese government's rules for writing foreign words (Cabinet Notice No. 2 of 1991, 外来語の表記). The list was compiled by this site; it is not an official register. Pronunciation matters more than spelling — if your name is pronounced differently, the katakana can differ too.