Katakana word

igirisu “England” in Japanese

igirisu

Character by character

  1. i
  2. gi
  3. ri
  4. su

イギリス is made of 4 katakana sounds. It reads igirisu.

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アイルランド

airurando — Ireland · breakdown →

イタリア

itaria — Italy · breakdown →

スイス

suisu — Switzerland · breakdown →

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