Shane in Japanese Katakana
Shane (common English boy's name) is written シェーン — read shēn.
シェーン
| Katakana | シェーン |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | shēn |
| Hiragana | しぇーん |
| Half-width katakana | ｼｪｰﾝ |
| Other spellings | シェイン (long vowel written with イ or ー) |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| シェ | しぇ | she |
| ー | ー | long vowel mark |
| ン | ん | n |
Tips for writing Shane in katakana
- ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
- Write the small ェ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). シェ is one sound, she.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Shane on Japanese forms
Example full name: Shane Smith → シェーン・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス シェーン. 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 しぇーん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｼｪｰﾝ).
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 Shane in Japanese?
Shane is usually written シェーン (shēn) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see シェイン. In hiragana it is しぇーん.
Is there a kanji for Shane?
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.
Similar names
How spellings are chosen: the first spelling is the one most commonly used for this name in Japanese books, media and everyday writing, checked against the Japanese government's rules for writing foreign words (Cabinet Notice No. 2 of 1991, 外来語の表記). The list was compiled by this site; it is not an official register. Pronunciation matters more than spelling — if your name is pronounced differently, the katakana can differ too.