Katakana word

ネneッkクkuレreスsu “necklace” in Japanese

nekkuresu

Character by character

  1. ネne
  2. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  3. クku
  4. レre
  5. スsu

ネックレス is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads nekkuresu.

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シャツ

shatsu — shirt · breakdown →

サングラス

sangurasu — sunglasses · breakdown →

Tシャツ

T-shatsu — T-shirt · breakdown →

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