Russo in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Russo 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".
• 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 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.

Russo on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Russo → ジョン・ルッソ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ルッソ 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 (るっそ じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾙｯｿ 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 Russo in Japanese?

Russo is usually written ルッソ (russo) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is るっそ.

Is there a kanji for Russo?

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.