Arnold in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Arnold in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Arnold becomes ド (do). Say it lightly.
• 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.

Arnold on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Arnold → ジョン・アーノルド (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: アーノルド ジョン. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (あーのるど じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｱｰﾉﾙﾄﾞ ｼﾞｮﾝ).

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 Arnold in Japanese?

Arnold is usually written アーノルド (ānorudo) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is あーのるど.

Is there a kanji for Arnold?

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.