Salas in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Salas 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 Salas 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.

Salas on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Salas → ジョン・サラス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: サラス 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 (さらす じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｻﾗｽ 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 Salas in Japanese?

Salas is usually written サラス (sarasu) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is さらす.

Is there a kanji for Salas?

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.