Hurst in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Hurst in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Hurst becomes ト (to). 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.

Hurst on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Hurst → ジョン・ハースト (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ハースト 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 (はーすと じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾊｰｽﾄ 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 Hurst in Japanese?

Hurst is usually written ハースト (hāsuto) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is はーすと.

Is there a kanji for Hurst?

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.