Grimes in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Grimes 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 Grimes becomes ズ (zu). 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.

Grimes on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Grimes → ジョン・グライムズ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: グライムズ 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 (ぐらいむず じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｸﾞﾗｲﾑｽﾞ 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 Grimes in Japanese?

Grimes is usually written グライムズ (guraimuzu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ぐらいむず.

Is there a kanji for Grimes?

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.