How to write Elijah in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Elijah becomes イライジャ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| イ | i | |
| ラ | ra | |
| イ | i | |
| ジャ | ja | two characters read as one sound |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example イライジャ・スミス for Elijah Smith.