Katakana word

baransu “balance” in Japanese

baransu

Character by character

  1. ba
  2. ra
  3. n
  4. su

バランス is made of 4 katakana sounds. It reads baransu.

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チケット

chiketto — ticket · breakdown →

リスト

risuto — list / wrist · breakdown →

トップ

toppu — top · breakdown →

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