Katakana word

アaプpuリriケーkēショshoンn “application” in Japanese

apurikēshon

Character by character

  1. アa
  2. プpu
  3. リri
  4. ケke
  5. ーstretches the sound before it
  6. ショsho
  7. ンn

アプリケーション is made of 6 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads apurikēshon.

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ソフトウェア

sofutowea — software · breakdown →

プログラム

puroguramu — program · breakdown →

ハードウェア

hādowea — hardware · breakdown →

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