Katakana word

hiroin “heroine” in Japanese

hiroin

Character by character

  1. hi
  2. ro
  3. i
  4. n

ヒロイン is made of 4 katakana sounds. It reads hiroin.

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ボーイフレンド

bōifurendo — boyfriend · breakdown →

ヒーロー

hīrō — hero · breakdown →

ガールフレンド

gārufurendo — girlfriend · breakdown →

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