Serrano in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Serrano in katakana

• ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
• 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.

Serrano on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Serrano → ジョン・セラーノ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: セラーノ 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 (せらーの じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｾﾗｰﾉ 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 Serrano in Japanese?

Serrano is usually written セラーノ (serāno) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see セラノ. In hiragana it is せらーの.

Is there a kanji for Serrano?

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.