Callahan in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Callahan in katakana

• Write the small ャ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). キャ is one sound, kya.
• 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.

Callahan on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Callahan → ジョン・キャラハン (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: キャラハン 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 (きゃらはん じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｷｬﾗﾊﾝ 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 Callahan in Japanese?

Callahan is usually written キャラハン (kyarahan) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is きゃらはん.

Is there a kanji for Callahan?

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.