How to write Maxwell in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Maxwell becomes マクスウェル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| マ | ma | |
| ク | ku | |
| ス | su | |
| ウェ | we | two characters read as one sound |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example マクスウェル・スミス for Maxwell Smith.