Rosario in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Rosario 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).
• 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.

Rosario on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Rosario → ジョン・ロサリオ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ロサリオ 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 (ろさりお じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾛｻﾘｵ 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 Rosario in Japanese?

Rosario is usually written ロサリオ (rosario) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see ロザリオ. In hiragana it is ろさりお.

Is there a kanji for Rosario?

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.