Kevin in Japanese Katakana
Kevin (common English boy's name) is written ケビン — read kebin.
ケビン
| Katakana | ケビン |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | kebin |
| Hiragana | けびん |
| Half-width katakana | ｹﾋﾞﾝ |
| Other spellings | ケヴィン (V written with ヴ instead of the バ-row) |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| ケ | け | ke |
| ビ | び | bi |
| ン | ん | n |
Tips for writing Kevin 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.
- The V sound can be written with ヴ or with the バ-row (ba, bi, bu, be, bo). Both are accepted by the 1991 rules; the バ-row is more common in everyday writing.
- 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.
Kevin on Japanese forms
Example full name: Kevin Smith → ケビン・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ケビン. 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 けびん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｹﾋﾞﾝ).
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 Kevin in Japanese?
Kevin is usually written ケビン (kebin) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see ケヴィン. In hiragana it is けびん.
Is there a kanji for Kevin?
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.
Similar names
How spellings are chosen: the first spelling is the one most commonly used for this name in Japanese books, media and everyday writing, checked against the Japanese government's rules for writing foreign words (Cabinet Notice No. 2 of 1991, 外来語の表記). The list was compiled by this site; it is not an official register. Pronunciation matters more than spelling — if your name is pronounced differently, the katakana can differ too.