How to write Joaquin in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Joaquin becomes ホアキン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ホ | ho | |
| ア | a | |
| キ | ki | |
| 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 ホアキン・スミス for Joaquin Smith.