How to write Griffin in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Griffin becomes グリフィン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| グ | gu | |
| リ | ri | |
| フィ | fi | two characters read as one sound |
| 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 グリフィン・スミス for Griffin Smith.