How to write Emmanuel in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Emmanuel becomes エマニュエル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| エ | e | |
| マ | ma | |
| ニュ | nyu | two characters read as one sound |
| エ | e | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example エマニュエル・スミス for Emmanuel Smith.