How to write Sierra in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Sierra becomes シエラ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| シ | shi | |
| エ | e | |
| ラ | ra |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example シエラ・スミス for Sierra Smith.