Katakana word

アaメmeッkクkuスsu “American Express” in Japanese

amekkusu

Character by character

  1. アa
  2. メme
  3. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  4. クku
  5. スsu

アメックス is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads amekkusu.

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デビットカード

debittokādo — debit card · breakdown →

マスターカード

masutākādo — Master card · breakdown →

マウス

mausu — (computer) mouse · breakdown →

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