Writing Your First Name in Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji?
In brief System to use: Katakana — systematically for all foreign first names Why not Hiragana: Hiragana are reserved for words of Japanese origin And Kanji: possible for decorative purposes, but without official value in Japan Main difficulty: adapting French sounds that do not exist in Japanese (V, nasals, final consonants) Key tool: the Katakana […]