How to write Samantha in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Samantha becomes サマンサ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| サ | sa | |
| マ | ma | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| サ | sa |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example サマンサ・スミス for Samantha Smith.