Katakana word

ハーpu “harp” in Japanese

hāpu

Character by character

  1. ha
  2. stretches the sound before it
  3. pu

ハープ is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads hāpu.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

ハーモニカ

hāmonika — harmonica · breakdown →

フルート

furūto — flute · breakdown →

ハーモニー

hāmonī — harmony · breakdown →

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