How to write Bristol in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Bristol becomes ブリストル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ブ | bu | |
| リ | ri | |
| ス | su | |
| ト | to | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ブリストル・スミス for Bristol Smith.