Katakana word

マmaスsuターtāカーkāドdo “Master card” in Japanese

masutākādo

Character by character

マma
スsu
タta
ーstretches the sound before it
カka
ーstretches the sound before it
ドdo

マスターカード is made of 5 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads masutākādo.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

アメックス

amekkusu — American Express · breakdown →

ビザカード

bizakādo — Visa card · breakdown →

デビットカード

debittokādo — debit card · breakdown →

More katakana words

SIMカードSIM-kādo · SIM card
マウスmausu · (computer) mouse
ワイファイwaifai · wifi
キーボードkībōdo · keyboard
スクリーンsukurīn · screen
ウェブwebu · web
ハードウェアhādowea · hardware
フランスfuransu · France

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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