Hopkins in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Hopkins 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.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Hopkins becomes ス (su). 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.

Hopkins on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Hopkins → ジョン・ホプキンス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ホプキンス 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 (ほぷきんす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾎﾌﾟｷﾝｽ 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 Hopkins in Japanese?

Hopkins is usually written ホプキンス (hopukinsu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see ホプキンズ. In hiragana it is ほぷきんす.

Is there a kanji for Hopkins?

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.