How to write Josiah in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Josiah becomes ジョサイア, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ジョ | jo | two characters read as one sound |
| サ | sa | |
| イ | i | |
| ア | a |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ジョサイア・スミス for Josiah Smith.