Holloway in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Holloway in katakana

• Write the small ェ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ウェ is one sound, we.
• 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.

Holloway on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Holloway → ジョン・ホロウェイ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ホロウェイ 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 (ほろうぇい じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾎﾛｳｪｲ 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 Holloway in Japanese?

Holloway is usually written ホロウェイ (horowei) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ほろうぇい.

Is there a kanji for Holloway?

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.