Jacobs in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Jacobs in katakana

• Write the small ェ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ジェ is one sound, je.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Jacobs 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.

Jacobs on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Jacobs → ジョン・ジェイコブス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ジェイコブス 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 (じぇいこぶす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｼﾞｪｲｺﾌﾞｽ 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 Jacobs in Japanese?

Jacobs is usually written ジェイコブス (jeikobusu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is じぇいこぶす.

Is there a kanji for Jacobs?

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.