Meyer in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Meyer in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• 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.

Meyer on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Meyer → ジョン・マイヤー (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: マイヤー 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 (まいやー じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾏｲﾔｰ 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 Meyer in Japanese?

Meyer is usually written マイヤー (maiyā) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see メイヤー. In hiragana it is まいやー.

Is there a kanji for Meyer?

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.