Ochoa in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Ochoa in katakana

• Write the small ョ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). チョ is one sound, cho.
• 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.

Ochoa on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Ochoa → ジョン・オチョア (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: オチョア 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 (おちょあ じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｵﾁｮｱ 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 Ochoa in Japanese?

Ochoa is usually written オチョア (ochoa) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is おちょあ.

Is there a kanji for Ochoa?

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.