How to write Antoine in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Antoine becomes アントワーヌ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ア | a | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ト | to | |
| ワ | wa | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ヌ | nu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example アントワーヌ・スミス for Antoine Smith.