How to write William in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. William becomes ウィリアム, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ウィ | wi | two characters read as one sound |
| リ | ri | |
| ア | a | |
| ム | mu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ウィリアム・スミス for William Smith.