Knox in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Knox in katakana

• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Knox 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.

Knox on Japanese forms

Example full name: Knox Smith → ノックス・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ノックス. 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 のっくす); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾉｯｸｽ).

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 Knox in Japanese?

Knox is usually written ノックス (nokkusu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is のっくす.

Is there a kanji for Knox?

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.