Meadows in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Meadows in katakana

• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Meadows becomes ズ (zu). 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.

Meadows on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Meadows → ジョン・メドウズ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: メドウズ ジョン. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (めどうず じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾒﾄﾞｳｽﾞ ｼﾞｮﾝ).

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 Meadows in Japanese?

Meadows is usually written メドウズ (medouzu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is めどうず.

Is there a kanji for Meadows?

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.