Katakana word
ボーイフレンド “boyfriend” in Japanese
bōifurendo
Character by character
ボーイフレンド is made of 6 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads bōifurendo.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
ガールフレンド
gārufurendo — girlfriend · breakdown →
ヒロイン
hiroin — heroine · breakdown →
ハズバンド
hazubando — husband · breakdown →
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