Katakana word
モーツァルト “Mozart” in Japanese
mōtsaruto
Character by character
モーツァルト is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads mōtsaruto.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
ラブ
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ベートーヴェン
bētōven — Beethoven · breakdown →
ビタミン
bitamin — vitamin · breakdown →
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