Morales in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Morales 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 Morales becomes ス (su). 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.

Morales on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Morales → ジョン・モラレス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: モラレス 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 (もられす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾓﾗﾚｽ 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 Morales in Japanese?

Morales is usually written モラレス (moraresu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is もられす.

Is there a kanji for Morales?

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.