Katakana word

ハーhāドdoロroッkクku “hard rock” in Japanese

hādorokku

Character by character

ハha
ーstretches the sound before it
ドdo
ロro
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
クku

ハードロック is made of 4 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads hādorokku.

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カラオケ

karaoke — karaoke · breakdown →

ヘビーメタル

hebīmetaru — heavy metal · breakdown →

ポスト

posuto — postbox · breakdown →

More katakana words

ラップrappu · rap
ポストカードposutokādo · postcard
ヒップホップhippuhoppu · hip-hop
サンドイッチsandoitchi · sandwich
ロックrokku · rock
プールpūru · pool
ジャズjazu · jazz
エアコンeakon · air conditioner

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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