How to write Gerardo in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Gerardo becomes ヘラルド, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ヘ | he | |
| ラ | ra | |
| ル | ru | |
| ド | do |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ヘラルド・スミス for Gerardo Smith.