Katakana word

アーāティtiスsuトto “artist” in Japanese

ātisuto

Character by character

  1. アa
  2. ーstretches the sound before it
  3. ティti
  4. スsu
  5. トto

アーティスト is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads ātisuto.

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ミュージシャン

myūjishan — musician · breakdown →

マーケティング

māketingu — marketing · breakdown →

アクター

akutā — actor · breakdown →

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