Lorenzo in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Lorenzo in katakana

• Write the small ォ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ツォ is one sound, tso.
• 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.
• 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.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• 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.

Lorenzo on Japanese forms

Example full name: Lorenzo Smith → ロレンツォ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ロレンツォ. 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 ろれんつぉ); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾛﾚﾝﾂｫ).

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 Lorenzo in Japanese?

Lorenzo is usually written ロレンツォ (rorentso) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ろれんつぉ.

Is there a kanji for Lorenzo?

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.