if my name is Victor then the Japanese name would be ヴィクトル but then why does the romaji spelling become Vikutoru instead of Victor?
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Japanese alphabet does not include single consonants exept for N. All others are followed by a vowel. You have KA KI KU KE KO and RA RI RU RE RO but no K or R by itself. And also no L or X at all. So when writting an foreign name or word in romaji, it morphs to the closest sounding possible with the alphabet that they have available.
Ex my name is Alexandra and is spelled A RE KU SA N DO RA , a taxi is TA KU SHI I , knife is NA I FU etc.
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