Kurt in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Kurt 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 Kurt 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.

Kurt on Japanese forms

Example full name: Kurt Smith → カート・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス カート. 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 かーと); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｶｰﾄ).

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 Kurt in Japanese?

Kurt is usually written カート (kāto) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is かーと.

Is there a kanji for Kurt?

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.