Katakana word

カkaレreンnダーdā “calendar” in Japanese

karendā

Character by character

  1. カka
  2. レre
  3. ンn
  4. ダda
  5. ーstretches the sound before it

カレンダー is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads karendā.

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カード

kādo — card · breakdown →

ショック

shokku — shock · breakdown →

オプション

opushon — option · breakdown →

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