Mark in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Mark 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 Mark becomes ク (ku). 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.

Mark on Japanese forms

Example full name: Mark Smith → マーク・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス マーク. 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 まーく); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾏｰｸ).

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 Mark in Japanese?

Mark is usually written マーク (māku) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is まーく.

Is there a kanji for Mark?

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.