Katakana word

ダdaイiエeッtトto “diet” in Japanese

daietto

Character by character

  1. ダda
  2. イi
  3. エe
  4. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  5. トto

ダイエット is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads daietto.

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アイデア

aidea — idea · breakdown →

ライト

raito — light · breakdown →

ロッカー

rokkā — locker · breakdown →

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