Katakana word
アメリカ “America” in Japanese
amerika
Character by character
アメリカ is made of 4 katakana sounds. It reads amerika.
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イタリア
itaria — Italy · breakdown →
カナダ
kanada — Canada · breakdown →
イギリス
igirisu — England · breakdown →
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