Katakana word
アジア “Asia” in Japanese
ajia
Character by character
アジア is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads ajia.
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アフリカ
afurika — Africa · breakdown →
イラク
iraku — Iraq · breakdown →
ヨーロッパ
yōroppa — Europe · breakdown →
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