How to write Nicholas in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Nicholas becomes ニコラス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ニ | ni | |
| コ | ko | |
| ラ | ra | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ニコラス・スミス for Nicholas Smith.