How to write Opal in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Opal becomes オパール, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| オ | o | |
| パ | pa | |
| ー | – | long vowel mark: hold the sound before it a little longer |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example オパール・スミス for Opal Smith.