How to write Wolfgang in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Wolfgang becomes ウルフギャング, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ウ | u | |
| ル | ru | |
| フ | fu | |
| ギャ | gya | two characters read as one sound |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| グ | gu |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ウルフギャング・スミス for Wolfgang Smith.