Katakana word

ベbeビーbīシャshaワーwā “baby shower” in Japanese

bebīshawā

Character by character

  1. ベbe
  2. ビbi
  3. ーstretches the sound before it
  4. シャsha
  5. ワwa
  6. ーstretches the sound before it

ベビーシャワー is made of 4 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads bebīshawā.

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ベビーベッド

bebībeddo — baby bed · breakdown →

ベビーシート

bebīshīto — baby seat · breakdown →

チャレンジ

charenji — challenge · breakdown →

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