Brad in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Brad in katakana

• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• 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 Brad 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.

Brad on Japanese forms

Example full name: Brad Smith → ブラッド・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ブラッド. 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 ぶらっど); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾌﾞﾗｯﾄﾞ).

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 Brad in Japanese?

Brad is usually written ブラッド (buraddo) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ぶらっど.

Is there a kanji for Brad?

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.