Katakana word

ビbiリriヤーyāドdo “billiard” in Japanese

biriyādo

Character by character

  1. ビbi
  2. リri
  3. ヤya
  4. ーstretches the sound before it
  5. ドdo

ビリヤード is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads biriyādo.

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ポーカー

pōkā — poker · breakdown →

ゲーム

gēmu — game · breakdown →

カジノ

kajino — casino · breakdown →

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