Katakana word

イiンnターtāネneッtトtoカkaフェfe “internet cafe” in Japanese

intānettokafe

Character by character

  1. イi
  2. ンn
  3. タta
  4. ーstretches the sound before it
  5. ネne
  6. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  7. トto
  8. カka
  9. フェfe

インターネットカフェ is made of 7 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads intānettokafe.

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インスタ

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クラクション

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