How to write Jarvis in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Jarvis becomes ジャービス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ジャ | ja | two characters read as one sound |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ビ | bi | |
| ス | su |
You may also see Jarvis written ジャーヴィス (Jāvisu). Both are used; ジャービス is the more common spelling.
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ジャービス・スミス for Jarvis Smith.