How to write Orion in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Orion becomes オライオン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| オ | o | |
| ラ | ra | |
| イ | i | |
| オ | o | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example オライオン・スミス for Orion Smith.