Young in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Young in katakana

• 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 syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Young becomes グ (gu). Say it lightly.
• 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.

Young on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Young → ジョン・ヤング (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: ヤング 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 (やんぐ じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ﾔﾝｸﾞ 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 Young in Japanese?

Young is usually written ヤング (yangu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is やんぐ.

Is there a kanji for Young?

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.