How to write Carmen in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Carmen becomes カルメン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| カ | ka | |
| ル | ru | |
| メ | me | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example カルメン・スミス for Carmen Smith.