Katakana word

akusento “accent” in Japanese

akusento

Character by character

  1. a
  2. ku
  3. se
  4. n
  5. to

アクセント is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads akusento.

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ペン

pen — pen · breakdown →

アルファベット

arufabetto — alphabet · breakdown →

アドベンチャー

adobenchā — adventure · breakdown →

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