Katakana word
ニュース “news” in Japanese
nyūsu
Character by character
ニュース is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads nyūsu.
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スピーチ
supīchi — speech · breakdown →
メッセージ
messēji — message · breakdown →
コメント
komento — comment · breakdown →
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