Katakana word

piano “piano” in Japanese

piano

Character by character

  1. pi
  2. a
  3. no

ピアノ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads piano.

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ギター

gitā — guitar · breakdown →

ダンス

dansu — dance · breakdown →

ベース

bēsu — bass · breakdown →

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