Arias in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Arias in katakana

• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Japanese syllables end in a vowel (except ン), so the final consonant of Arias becomes ス (su). Say it lightly.
• Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.

Arias on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Arias → ジョン・アリアス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: アリアス ジョン. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (ありあす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｱﾘｱｽ ｼﾞｮﾝ).

Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.

FAQ

How do you write Arias in Japanese?

Arias is usually written アリアス (ariasu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is ありあす.

Is there a kanji for Arias?

No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.