How to write Ximena in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Ximena becomes ヒメナ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ヒ | hi | |
| メ | me | |
| ナ | na |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ヒメナ・スミス for Ximena Smith.