Warner in Japanese Katakana
Warner (common English surname) is written ワーナー — read wānā.
ワーナー
| Katakana | ワーナー |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | wānā |
| Hiragana | わーなー |
| Half-width katakana | ﾜｰﾅｰ |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| ワ | わ | wa |
| ー | ー | long vowel mark |
| ナ | な | na |
| ー | ー | long vowel mark |
Tips for writing Warner in katakana
- ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
- 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.
Warner on Japanese forms
Example full name: John Warner → ジョン・ワーナー (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ワーナー 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 (わーなー じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾜｰﾅｰ 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 Warner in Japanese?
Warner is usually written ワーナー (wānā) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is わーなー.
Is there a kanji for Warner?
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.