Katakana word

guレーpu “grape” in Japanese

gurēpu

Character by character

  1. gu
  2. re
  3. stretches the sound before it
  4. pu

グレープ is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads gurēpu.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

グレープフルーツ

gurēpufurūtsu — grapefruit · breakdown →

ガーリック

gārikku — garlic · breakdown →

ハンバーガー

hanbāgā — hamburger · breakdown →

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