How to write Hendrix in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Hendrix becomes ヘンドリックス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ヘ | he | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ド | do | |
| リ | ri | |
| ッ | – | small tsu: a short pause that doubles the next sound |
| ク | ku | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ヘンドリックス・スミス for Hendrix Smith.