How to write Kennedy in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Kennedy becomes ケネディ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ケ | ke | |
| ネ | ne | |
| ディ | di | two characters read as one sound |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ケネディ・スミス for Kennedy Smith.