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