Wilkinson in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Wilkinson in katakana

• Write the small ィ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ウィ is one sound, wi.
• 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.
• 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.

Wilkinson on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Wilkinson → ジョン・ウィルキンソン (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ウィルキンソン 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 (うぃるきんそん じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｳｨﾙｷﾝｿﾝ 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 Wilkinson in Japanese?

Wilkinson is usually written ウィルキンソン (wirukinson) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is うぃるきんそん.

Is there a kanji for Wilkinson?

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.