Katakana word

akuター “actor” in Japanese

akutā

Character by character

  1. a
  2. ku
  3. ta
  4. stretches the sound before it

アクター is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads akutā.

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アクトレス

akutoresu — actress · breakdown →

ミュージシャン

myūjishan — musician · breakdown →

モデル

moderu — model · breakdown →

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