Russell in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Russell in katakana

• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• 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.

Russell on Japanese forms

Example full name: Russell Smith → ラッセル・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ラッセル. 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 らっせる); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾗｯｾﾙ).

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 Russell in Japanese?

Russell is usually written ラッセル (rasseru) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is らっせる.

Is there a kanji for Russell?

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.