Katakana word
バス “bus” in Japanese
basu
Character by character
バス is made of 2 katakana sounds. It reads basu.
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タクシー
takushī — taxi · breakdown →
サイン
sain — sign · breakdown →
バイク
baiku — motorbike · breakdown →
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