How to write Philip in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Philip becomes フィリップ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| フィ | fi | two characters read as one sound |
| リ | ri | |
| ッ | – | small tsu: a short pause that doubles the next sound |
| プ | pu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example フィリップ・スミス for Philip Smith.