Katakana word
バー “bar” in Japanese
bā
Character by character
- バba
- ーstretches the sound before it
バー is made of 1 katakana sound and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads bā.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
レストラン
resutoran — restaurant · breakdown →
ホテル
hoteru — hotel · breakdown →
ナイフ
naifu — knife · breakdown →
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