Katakana word
マクドナルド “McDonald's” in Japanese
makudonarudo
Character by character
マクドナルド is made of 6 katakana sounds. It reads makudonarudo.
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マイクロソフト
maikurosofuto — Microsoft · breakdown →
ソニー
sonī — Sony · breakdown →
グリーンピース
gurīnpīsu — Greenpeace · breakdown →
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