Katakana word
ボール “ball” in Japanese
bōru
Character by character
ボール is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads bōru.
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ルール
rūru — rule · breakdown →
トーナメント
tōnamento — tournament · breakdown →
テニス
tenisu — tennis · breakdown →
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