How to write Rodolfo in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Rodolfo becomes ロドルフォ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ロ | ro | |
| ド | do | |
| ル | ru | |
| フォ | fo | two characters read as one sound |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ロドルフォ・スミス for Rodolfo Smith.