7 Rhodes Names in Katakana The Japanese writing

7 Rhodes Names in Katakana
The Japanese writing system consists of three scripts, Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. The three scripts are used
regularly in all Japanese texts and each script has a different purpose. Hiragana characters are used to spell
Japanese words and grammar, Katakana characters are used to spell words borrowed from foreign languages and
Kanji are symbols borrowed from the Chinese language, used to represents whole or parts of words. In the table
below, your name appears written in Katakana. Why is it written using Katakana characters?
Jake
ジェーク
jeeku
Linda
リンダ
rinda
Brock
ブロック
burokku
Kristen
クリスティン
kurisutin
Jacob
ジェイコブ
jeikobu
Samuel
サミュエル
samyueru
Georgina
ジョージーナ
joojiina
Deanne
ディアーン
diaan
Haidar
ヘイダー
heidaa
Mason
メイソン
meison
Amber
アンバー
anbaa
Jamaica
ジャメイカ
jameika
Brooke
ブルック
burukku
Narmatha
ナマーサ
namaasa
Jace
ジェース
jeesu
Connor
コナー
konaa
Leahna
リアーナ
riaana
Jessie
ジェシー
jeshii
Jordan
ジョーデン
jooden
Justice
ジャスティス
jasutisu
ACTIVITY ONE
Practice saying the names of your classmates with your teacher. Do they sound the same or different to how they
are pronounced in English?
ACTIVITY TWO
Practise writing your name in the grid squares below.