Katakana word

アーāキkiテteクkuチャーchā “architecture” in Japanese

ākitekuchā

Character by character

アa
ーstretches the sound before it
キki
テte
クku
チャcha
ーstretches the sound before it

アーキテクチャー is made of 5 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads ākitekuchā.

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アパート

apāto — apartment · breakdown →

スタッフ

sutaffu — staff · breakdown →

タワー

tawā — tower · breakdown →

More katakana words

チームchīmu · team
エレベーターerebētā · elevator
ボランティアborantia · volunteer
エスカレーターesukarētā · escalator
メンバーmenbā · member
パーセントpāsento · percent
リーダーrīdā · leader
キロkiro · kilo

All 426 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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