Schmidt in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Schmidt in katakana

• Write the small ュ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). シュ is one sound, shu.
• The small ッ is a short pause that doubles the next consonant. Write it half size; a full-size ツ would be read "tsu".
• シ (shi) and ツ (tsu) look alike. In シ the two short strokes are placed on the left and the long stroke sweeps upward; in ツ the short strokes stand at the top and the long stroke sweeps downward.
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Schmidt becomes ト (to). 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.

Schmidt on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Schmidt → ジョン・シュミット (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: シュミット 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 (しゅみっと じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｼｭﾐｯﾄ 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 Schmidt in Japanese?

Schmidt is usually written シュミット (shumitto) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is しゅみっと.

Is there a kanji for Schmidt?

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.