Katakana word

モーmōターtāスsuポーpōツtsu “motorsports” in Japanese

mōtāsupōtsu

Character by character

モmo
ーstretches the sound before it
タta
ーstretches the sound before it
スsu
ポpo
ーstretches the sound before it
ツtsu

モータースポーツ is made of 5 katakana sounds and 3 long-vowel marks. It reads mōtāsupōtsu.

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ボクシング

bokushingu — boxing · breakdown →

エフワン

efuwan — F1 · breakdown →

レスリング

resuringu — wrestling · breakdown →

More katakana words

スノーボードsunōbōdo · snowboarding
クロワッサンkurowassan · croissant
サーフィンsāfin · surfing
バターbatā · butter
ゴルフgorufu · golf
チーズchīzu · cheese
バドミントンbadominton · badminton
チョコレートchokorēto · chocolate

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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