Katakana word

ノーnōトtoパpaッdドdo “notepad” in Japanese

nōtopaddo

Character by character

ノno
ーstretches the sound before it
トto
パpa
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
ドdo

ノートパッド is made of 4 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads nōtopaddo.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

ノートブック

nōtobukku — notebook · breakdown →

コード

kōdo — chord / code · breakdown →

ノートPC

nōto-PC — notebook PC · breakdown →

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フォームfōmu · form
ハーモニーhāmonī · harmony
フォーラムfōramu · forum
ハーモニカhāmonika · harmonica
インドネシアindoneshia · Indonesia
ハープhāpu · harp
マレーシアmarēshia · Malaysia

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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