Travis in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Travis in katakana

• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Travis becomes ス (su). Say it lightly.
• The V sound can be written with ヴ or with the バ-row (ba, bi, bu, be, bo). Both are accepted by the 1991 rules; the バ-row is more common in everyday writing.
• 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.

Travis on Japanese forms

Example full name: Travis Smith → トラビス・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス トラビス. 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 とらびす); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ﾄﾗﾋﾞｽ).

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 Travis in Japanese?

Travis is usually written トラビス (torabisu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see トラヴィス. In hiragana it is とらびす.

Is there a kanji for Travis?

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.