Katakana word

raibu “live” in Japanese

raibu

Character by character

  1. ra
  2. i
  3. bu

ライブ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads raibu.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

パーティー

pātī — party · breakdown →

オペラ

opera — opera · breakdown →

ヴィ・アイ・ピ

vi ai pi — VIP · breakdown →

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