Cody in Japanese Katakana
Cody (common English boy's name) is written コーディ — read kōdi.
コーディ
| Katakana | コーディ |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | kōdi |
| Hiragana | こーでぃ |
| Half-width katakana | コーディ |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| コ | こ | ko |
| ー | ー | long vowel mark |
| ディ | でぃ | di |
Tips for writing Cody in katakana
- ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
- Write the small ィ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ディ is one sound, di.
- 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.
Cody on Japanese forms
Example full name: Cody Smith → コーディ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス コーディ. 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 こーでぃ); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (スミス コーディ).
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 Cody in Japanese?
Cody is usually written コーディ (kōdi) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is こーでぃ.
Is there a kanji for Cody?
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.