Katakana word
カップル “couple” in Japanese
kappuru
Character by character
カップル is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads kappuru.
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キス
kisu — kiss · breakdown →
デート
dēto — date · breakdown →
マッサージ
massāji — massage · breakdown →
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