How to write Bill in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Bill becomes ビル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ビ | bi | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ビル・スミス for Bill Smith.