Berg in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Berg in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Berg becomes グ (gu). 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.

Berg on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Berg → ジョン・バーグ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: バーグ 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 (ばーぐ じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾊﾞｰｸﾞ 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 Berg in Japanese?

Berg is usually written バーグ (bāgu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ばーぐ.

Is there a kanji for Berg?

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.