Katakana word
ベーコン “bacon” in Japanese
bēkon
Character by character
ベーコン is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads bēkon.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
ケーキ
kēki — cake · breakdown →
ソース
sōsu — sauce · breakdown →
クリーム
kurīmu — cream · breakdown →
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