Katakana word

グguリーrīンnピーpīスsu “Greenpeace” in Japanese

gurīnpīsu

Character by character

グgu
リri
ーstretches the sound before it
ンn
ピpi
ーstretches the sound before it
スsu

グリーンピース is made of 5 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads gurīnpīsu.

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マカロン

makaron — macaron · breakdown →

マイクロソフト

maikurosofuto — Microsoft · breakdown →

ブリオッシュ

buriosshu — brioche · breakdown →

More katakana words

マクドナルドmakudonarudo · McDonald's
バゲットbagetto · baguette (bread)
ソニーsonī · Sony
パチンコpachinko · pachinko
セガsega · Sega
ポケットモンスターpokettomonsutā · Pokémon
コカコーラkokakōra · Coca-Cola
ビデbide · bidet

All 426 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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