How to write Silas in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Silas becomes サイラス, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| サ | sa | |
| イ | i | |
| ラ | ra | |
| ス | su |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example サイラス・スミス for Silas Smith.