Katakana word

ベbeビーbīベbeッdドdo “baby bed” in Japanese

bebībeddo

Character by character

ベbe
ビbi
ーstretches the sound before it
ベbe
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
ドdo

ベビーベッド is made of 4 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads bebībeddo.

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チャレンジ

charenji — challenge · breakdown →

ベビーシャワー

bebīshawā — baby shower · breakdown →

ダウンロード

daunrōdo — download · breakdown →

More katakana words

ベビーシートbebīshīto · baby seat
キャンディーkyandī · candy
ベビーシッターbebīshittā · baby sitter
キャンディーバーkyandībā · candy bar
ベビーカーbebīkā · baby car
デスクdesuku · desk
バックミラーbakkumirā · back mirror
ゲームセンターgēmusentā · game center

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