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How to get Japanese katakana and hiragana for alphabet pronunciation

This page introduces how to express the spelling of alphabets such as English in Japanese katakana and hiragana. This is useful when introducing your name to Japanese people.

How to convert alphabet spell to katakana and hiragana?

Japanese katakana and hiragana are phonetic characters. And Katakana and Hiragana have the notation "Romaji (Roman letters)", which indicates the pronunciation of each character in alphabet. Therefore, you can convert alphabet spelling to katakana and hiragana by following steps.
First, write pronunciation of the alphabet spelling in similar "romaji" (or similar alphabet spelling). Then convert it to the corresponding katakana and hiragana. On this page, we have prepared a table for converting "Romaji" (or similar spelling) to katakana and hiragana. You can read the explanation of katakana and hiragana below.

Conversion example

I'll show you some examples here.
Your name Steve Jobs
Convert to Romaji representing readings
(combinations of consonants and vowels)
su te i bu jyo bu su
Convert from Romaji to KATAKANA
Please copy and paste from the table below.
ジョ

Your name Joe Biden
Convert to Romaji representing readings
(combinations of consonants and vowels)
jyo u ba i de n
Convert from Romaji to KATAKANA
Please copy and paste from the table below.
ジョ

Your name Michelle Obama
Convert to Romaji representing readings
(combinations of consonants and vowels)
mi sye ru o ba ma
Convert from Romaji to KATAKANA
Please copy and paste from the table below.
シェ

Your name Albert Einstein
Convert to Romaji representing readings
(combinations of consonants and vowels)
a ru ba a to a i n syu ta i n
Convert from Romaji to KATAKANA
Please copy and paste from the table below.
シュ
If the same vowels are continuous in Romaji, the second vowel may be replaced with a "ー" symbol. In the above example, it can also be written as "アルバート アインシュタイン".

Romaji to KATAKANA, HIRAGANA convert table

This table contains spellings that are not accurate as Romaji. We have added a unique spelling to make it easier for people in countries that use alphabet.
A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z

A

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
a

B

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ba
be
bi
bo
bu
byaビャびゃ
byoビョびょ
byuビュびゅ

C

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
chaチャちゃ
chi
cheシェしぇ
choチョちょ
chuチュちゅ
cyaチャちゃ
cyeシェしぇ
cyoチョちょ
cyuチュちゅ

D

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
da
de
diジ (ヂ)じ (ぢ)
do
duズ (ヅ)ず (づ)
* Characters in parentheses are usually rarely used.

E

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
e

F

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
fu

G

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ga
ge
gi
go
gu
gwaグヮぐゎ
gyaギャぎゃ
gyoギョぎょ
gyuギュぎゅ

H

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ha
he
hi
ho
hu
hyaヒャひゃ
hyoヒョひょ
hyuヒュひゅ

I

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
i

J

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
jaジャじゃ
jiジ (ヂ)じ (ぢ)
joジョじょ
juジュじゅ
jyaジャじゃ
jyoジョじょ
jyuジュじゅ
* Characters in parentheses are usually rarely used.

K

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ka
ke
ki
ko
ku
kwaクヮくゎ
kyaキャきゃ
kyoキョきょ
kyuキュきゅ

L

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
la
le
li
lo
lu

M

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ma
me
mi
mo
mu
myaミャみゃ
myoミョみょ
myuミュみゅ

N

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
n
na
ne
ni
no
nu
nyaニャにゃ
nyoニョにょ
nyuニュにゅ

O

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
oオ (ヲ)お (を)
* Characters in parentheses are usually rarely used.

P

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
pa
pe
pi
po
pu
pyaピャぴゃ
pyoピョぴょ
pyuピュぴゅ

R

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ra
re
ri
ro
ru
ryaリャりゃ
ryoリョりょ
ryuリュりゅ

S

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
sa
se
shaシャしゃ
shi
sheシェしぇ
shoショしょ
shuシュしゅ
si
so
su
syaシャしゃ
syeシェしぇ
syoショしょ
syuシュしゅ

T

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ta
te
ti
to
tsu
tu
tyaチャちゃ
tyoチョちょ
tyuチュちゅ

U

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
u

W

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
wa
wo

Y

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
ya
yo
yu

Z

Romaji KATAKANA HIRAGANA
za
ze
ziジ (ヂ)じ (ぢ)
zo
zuズ (ヅ)ず (づ)
* Characters in parentheses are usually rarely used.

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