How to write Lance in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Lance becomes ランス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ラ | ra | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ランス・スミス for Lance Smith.