How to write Ronald in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Ronald becomes ロナルド, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ロ | ro | |
| ナ | na | |
| ル | ru | |
| ド | do |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ロナルド・スミス for Ronald Smith.