How to write Mario in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Mario becomes マリオ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| マ | ma | |
| リ | ri | |
| オ | o |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example マリオ・スミス for Mario Smith.