Katakana word
パンク “flat tire” in Japanese
panku
Character by character
パンク is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads panku.
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パリ
pari — Paris · breakdown →
ドラマ
dorama — drama · breakdown →
テロ
tero — terrorism · breakdown →
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