Katakana word

mausu “(computer) mouse” in Japanese

mausu

Character by character

  1. ma
  2. u
  3. su

マウス is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads mausu.

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キーボード

kībōdo — keyboard · breakdown →

デビットカード

debittokādo — debit card · breakdown →

ウェブ

webu — web · breakdown →

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