Josh in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Josh in katakana

• Write the small ョ ュ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ジョ is one sound, jo; シュ is one sound, shu.
• シ (shi) and ツ (tsu) look alike. In シ the two short strokes are placed on the left and the long stroke sweeps upward; in ツ the short strokes stand at the top and the long stroke sweeps downward.
• 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.

Josh on Japanese forms

Example full name: Josh Smith → ジョシュ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ジョシュ. 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 じょしゅ); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｼﾞｮｼｭ).

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 Josh in Japanese?

Josh is usually written ジョシュ (joshu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is じょしゅ.

Is there a kanji for Josh?

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.