Hampton in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Hampton in katakana

• ソ (so) and ン (n) look alike. In ソ the long stroke falls from the top right; in ン it rises from the bottom left.
• 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.

Hampton on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Hampton → ジョン・ハンプトン (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ハンプトン 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 (はんぷとん じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾊﾝﾌﾟﾄﾝ 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 Hampton in Japanese?

Hampton is usually written ハンプトン (hanputon) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is はんぷとん.

Is there a kanji for Hampton?

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.