How to write Hayes in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Hayes becomes ヘイズ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ヘ | he | |
| イ | i | |
| ズ | zu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ヘイズ・スミス for Hayes Smith.