Dallas in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Dallas 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 Dallas 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.

Dallas on Japanese forms

Example full name: Dallas Smith → ダラス・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ダラス. 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 だらす); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾀﾞﾗｽ).

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 Dallas in Japanese?

Dallas is usually written ダラス (darasu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is だらす.

Is there a kanji for Dallas?

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.