Katakana word
アップル “Apple (fruit / brand)” in Japanese
appuru
Character by character
アップル is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads appuru.
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グーグル
gūguru — Google · breakdown →
ビデ
bide — bidet · breakdown →
フェイスブック
feisubukku — Facebook · breakdown →
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