Eleanor in Japanese Katakana
Eleanor (common English girl's name) is written エレノア — read erenoa.
エレノア
| Katakana | エレノア |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | erenoa |
| Hiragana | えれのあ |
| Half-width katakana | ｴﾚﾉｱ |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| エ | え | e |
| レ | れ | re |
| ノ | の | no |
| ア | あ | a |
Tips for writing Eleanor 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).
- 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.
Eleanor on Japanese forms
Example full name: Eleanor Smith → エレノア・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス エレノア. 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 えれのあ); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｴﾚﾉｱ).
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 Eleanor in Japanese?
Eleanor is usually written エレノア (erenoa) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is えれのあ.
Is there a kanji for Eleanor?
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.