How to write Samuel in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Samuel becomes サミュエル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| サ | sa | |
| ミュ | myu | two characters read as one sound |
| エ | e | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example サミュエル・スミス for Samuel Smith.