How to write Mercedes in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Mercedes becomes メルセデス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| メ | me | |
| ル | ru | |
| セ | se | |
| デ | de | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example メルセデス・スミス for Mercedes Smith.