How to write Phoenix in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Phoenix becomes フェニックス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| フェ | fe | two characters read as one sound |
| ニ | ni | |
| ッ | – | small tsu: a short pause that doubles the next sound |
| ク | ku | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example フェニックス・スミス for Phoenix Smith.