Walsh in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Walsh in katakana

• Write the small ォ ュ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ウォ is one sound, wo; シュ is one sound, shu.
• 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 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.

Walsh on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Walsh → ジョン・ウォルシュ (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ウォルシュ 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 (うぉるしゅ じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｳｫﾙｼｭ 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 Walsh in Japanese?

Walsh is usually written ウォルシュ (worushu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is うぉるしゅ.

Is there a kanji for Walsh?

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.