How to write Joseph in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Joseph becomes ジョセフ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ジョ | jo | two characters read as one sound |
| セ | se | |
| フ | fu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ジョセフ・スミス for Joseph Smith.