Viola in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Viola in katakana

• Write the small ァ at about half size, in the lower left of the square (in horizontal writing). ヴァ is one sound, va.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• The V sound can be written with ヴ or with the バ-row (ba, bi, bu, be, bo). Both are accepted by the 1991 rules; the バ-row is more common in everyday writing.
• 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.

Viola on Japanese forms

Example full name: Viola Smith → ヴァイオラ・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス ヴァイオラ. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (すみす ゔぁいおら); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｽﾐｽ ｳﾞｧｲｵﾗ).

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 Viola in Japanese?

Viola is usually written ヴァイオラ (vaiora) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see バイオラ. In hiragana it is ゔぁいおら.

Is there a kanji for Viola?

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.