How to write Vienna in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Vienna becomes ビエナ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ビ | bi | |
| エ | e | |
| ナ | na |
You may also see Vienna written ヴィエナ (Viena). Both are used; ビエナ is the more common spelling.
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ビエナ・スミス for Vienna Smith.