Katakana word

コkoミュmyuニniケーkēショshoンn “communication” in Japanese

komyunikēshon

Character by character

  1. コko
  2. ミュmyu
  3. ニni
  4. ケke
  5. ーstretches the sound before it
  6. ショsho
  7. ンn

コミュニケーション is made of 6 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads komyunikēshon.

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メッセージ

messēji — message · breakdown →

マイク

maiku — microphone · breakdown →

ニュース

nyūsu — news · breakdown →

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