Miles in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Miles in katakana

• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Miles 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.

Miles on Japanese forms

Example full name: Miles Smith → マイルズ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス マイルズ. 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 まいるず); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾏｲﾙｽﾞ).

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 Miles in Japanese?

Miles is usually written マイルズ (mairuzu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is まいるず.

Is there a kanji for Miles?

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.