Katakana word

オーōスsuトtoラraリriアa “Australia” in Japanese

ōsutoraria

Character by character

  1. オo
  2. ーstretches the sound before it
  3. スsu
  4. トto
  5. ラra
  6. リri
  7. アa

オーストラリア is made of 6 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads ōsutoraria.

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