Katakana word
アイスクリーム “ice cream” in Japanese
aisukurīmu
Character by character
アイスクリーム is made of 6 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads aisukurīmu.
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アイスキューブ
aisukyūbu — ice cube · breakdown →
クリーム
kurīmu — cream · breakdown →
アイスコーヒー
aisukōhī — iced coffee · breakdown →
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