Katakana word

ゲーgēムmuセseンnターtā “game center” in Japanese

gēmusentā

Character by character

ゲge
ーstretches the sound before it
ムmu
セse
ンn
タta
ーstretches the sound before it

ゲームセンター is made of 5 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads gēmusentā.

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ゴールデンウィーク

gōrudenwīku — Golden Week · breakdown →

デスク

desuku — desk · breakdown →

ハッカー

hakkā — hacker · breakdown →

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インタビューintabyū · interview
キャンディーkyandī · candy
インスタinsuta · Instagram
ダウンロードdaunrōdo · download
インターネットカフェintānettokafe · internet cafe
チャレンジcharenji · challenge
コスプレkosupure · cosplay

All 426 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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