Katakana word
ハードウェア “hardware” in Japanese
hādowea
Character by character
ハードウェア is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads hādowea.
Can you read these?
Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
スクリーン
sukurīn — screen · breakdown →
ソフトウェア
sofutowea — software · breakdown →
ワイファイ
waifai — wifi · breakdown →
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