Katakana word

カーdo “card” in Japanese

kādo

Character by character

  1. ka
  2. stretches the sound before it
  3. do

カード is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads kādo.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

オプション

opushon — option · breakdown →

カレンダー

karendā — calendar · breakdown →

ガス

gasu — gas · breakdown →

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