How to write Yesenia in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Yesenia becomes イェセニア, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| イェ | ye | two characters read as one sound |
| セ | se | |
| ニ | ni | |
| ア | a |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example イェセニア・スミス for Yesenia Smith.