Katakana word

ノーnōトtoブbuッkクku “notebook” in Japanese

nōtobukku

Character by character

ノno
ーstretches the sound before it
トto
ブbu
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
クku

ノートブック is made of 4 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads nōtobukku.

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ノートPC

nōto-PC — notebook PC · breakdown →

ノートパッド

nōtopaddo — notepad · breakdown →

フォーム

fōmu — form · breakdown →

More katakana words

コードkōdo · chord / code
フォーラムfōramu · forum
メロディーmerodī · melody
インドネシアindoneshia · Indonesia
ハーモニーhāmonī · harmony
マレーシアmarēshia · Malaysia
ハーモニカhāmonika · harmonica
シンガポールshingapōru · Singapore

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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