Katakana word

メmeッsセーsēジji “message” in Japanese

messēji

Character by character

メme
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
セse
ーstretches the sound before it
ジji

メッセージ is made of 3 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads messēji.

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ニュース

nyūsu — news · breakdown →

コミュニケーション

komyunikēshon — communication · breakdown →

スピーチ

supīchi — speech · breakdown →

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アンケートankēto · survey
ギターgitā · guitar
アドバイスadobaisu · advice

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