Eric in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Eric in katakana

• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• 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 Eric becomes ク (ku). 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.

Eric on Japanese forms

Example full name: Eric Smith → エリック・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス エリック. 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 えりっく); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｴﾘｯｸ).

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 Eric in Japanese?

Eric is usually written エリック (erikku) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is えりっく.

Is there a kanji for Eric?

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.