How to write Buddy in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Buddy becomes バディ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| バ | ba | |
| ディ | di | two characters read as one sound |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example バディ・スミス for Buddy Smith.