Katakana word

キャkyaッpプpu “cap” in Japanese

kyappu

Character by character

  1. キャkya
  2. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  3. プpu

キャップ is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads kyappu.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

マグカップ

magukappu — mug cup · breakdown →

クラッシュ

kurasshu — crash · breakdown →

ミルク

miruku — milk · breakdown →

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