Katakana word
イギリス “England” in Japanese
igirisu
Character by character
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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