Katakana word

opuショshon “option” in Japanese

opushon

Character by character

  1. o
  2. pu
  3. ショsho
  4. n

オプション is made of 4 katakana sounds. It reads opushon.

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ガス

gasu — gas · breakdown →

カード

kādo — card · breakdown →

ショッピング

shoppingu — shopping · breakdown →

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