Katakana word

moderu “model” in Japanese

moderu

Character by character

  1. mo
  2. de
  3. ru

モデル is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads moderu.

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スーパースター

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アクトレス

akutoresu — actress · breakdown →

ヒーロー

hīrō — hero · breakdown →

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