How to write Helen in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Helen becomes ヘレン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ヘ | he | |
| レ | re | |
| 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 ヘレン・スミス for Helen Smith.