Katakana word

kakao “cocoa” in Japanese

kakao

Character by character

  1. ka
  2. ka
  3. o

カカオ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads kakao.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

コーク

kōku — Coke · breakdown →

エコー

ekō — echography · breakdown →

コカコーラ

kokakōra — Coca-Cola · breakdown →

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