How to write Alexander in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Alexander becomes アレクサンダー, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ア | a | |
| レ | re | |
| ク | ku | |
| サ | sa | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ダ | da | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example アレクサンダー・スミス for Alexander Smith.