Cortez in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Cortez in katakana

• 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 Cortez becomes ス (su). 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.

Cortez on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Cortez → ジョン・コルテス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: コルテス 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 (こるてす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｺﾙﾃｽ 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 Cortez in Japanese?

Cortez is usually written コルテス (korutesu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is こるてす.

Is there a kanji for Cortez?

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.