How to write Michelle in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Michelle becomes ミシェル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ミ | mi | |
| シェ | she | 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 ミシェル・スミス for Michelle Smith.