Katakana word

poruno “pornography” in Japanese

poruno

Character by character

  1. po
  2. ru
  3. no

ポルノ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads poruno.

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ゼロ

zero — zero · breakdown →

レズビアン

rezubian — lesbian · breakdown →

オーケー

ōkē — okay · breakdown →

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