Katakana word

gaido “guide” in Japanese

gaido

Character by character

  1. ga
  2. i
  3. do

ガイド is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads gaido.

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アート

āto — art · breakdown →

キャンピング

kyanpingu — camping · breakdown →

アクセサリー

akusesarī — accessory · breakdown →

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