Katakana word

ゴーgōルruデdeンnウィーwīクku “Golden Week” in Japanese

gōrudenwīku

Character by character

ゴgo
ーstretches the sound before it
ルru
デde
ンn
ウィwi
ーstretches the sound before it
クku

ゴールデンウィーク is made of 6 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads gōrudenwīku.

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ハッカー

hakkā — hacker · breakdown →

ゲームセンター

gēmusentā — game center · breakdown →

インタビュー

intabyū — interview · breakdown →

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インスタinsuta · Instagram
キャンディーバーkyandībā · candy bar
インターネットカフェintānettokafe · internet cafe
キャンディーkyandī · candy
コスプレkosupure · cosplay
ダウンロードdaunrōdo · download
クラクションkurakushon · klaxon

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