Katakana word

pasuポーto “passport” in Japanese

pasupōto

Character by character

  1. pa
  2. su
  3. po
  4. stretches the sound before it
  5. to

パスポート is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads pasupōto.

Can you read these?

Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

ビザ

biza — visa · breakdown →

ブランド

burando — brand · breakdown →

サイン

sain — sign · breakdown →

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