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