Katakana word
レモン “lemon” in Japanese
remon
Character by character
レモン is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads remon.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
メロン
meron — melon · breakdown →
オレンジ
orenji — orange · breakdown →
トマト
tomato — tomato · breakdown →
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