Katakana word
クリスマス “Christmas” in Japanese
kurisumasu
Character by character
クリスマス is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads kurisumasu.
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ジャズ
jazu — jazz · breakdown →
プレゼント
purezento — present · breakdown →
ロック
rokku — rock · breakdown →
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