How to write Holden in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Holden becomes ホールデン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ホ | ho | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ル | ru | |
| デ | de | |
| 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 ホールデン・スミス for Holden Smith.