Katakana word

purinター “printer” in Japanese

purintā

Character by character

  1. pu
  2. ri
  3. n
  4. ta
  5. stretches the sound before it

プリンター is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads purintā.

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ウェブカム

webukamu — webcam · breakdown →

ハードディスク

hādodisuku — hard disk · breakdown →

インターネット

intānetto — internet · breakdown →

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