Rachel in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Rachel in katakana

• Write the small ェ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). チェ is one sound, che.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• 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.

Rachel on Japanese forms

Example full name: Rachel Smith → レイチェル・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス レイチェル. 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 れいちぇる); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾚｲﾁｪﾙ).

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 Rachel in Japanese?

Rachel is usually written レイチェル (reicheru) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is れいちぇる.

Is there a kanji for Rachel?

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.