How to write Marilyn in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Marilyn becomes マリリン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| マ | ma | |
| リ | ri | |
| リ | ri | |
| 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 マリリン・スミス for Marilyn Smith.