Parsons in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Parsons in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• ソ (so) and ン (n) look alike. In ソ the long stroke falls from the top right; in ン it rises from the bottom left.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Parsons 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.

Parsons on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Parsons → ジョン・パーソンズ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: パーソンズ 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 (ぱーそんず じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾊﾟｰｿﾝｽﾞ 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 Parsons in Japanese?

Parsons is usually written パーソンズ (pāsonzu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ぱーそんず.

Is there a kanji for Parsons?

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.