Henry in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Henry in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• 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.
• 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.

Henry on Japanese forms

Example full name: Henry Smith → ヘンリー・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ヘンリー. 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 へんりー); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾍﾝﾘｰ).

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 Henry in Japanese?

Henry is usually written ヘンリー (henrī) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is へんりー.

Is there a kanji for Henry?

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.