Katakana word
ラジオ “radio” in Japanese
rajio
Character by character
ラジオ is made of 3 katakana sounds. It reads rajio.
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テレビ
terebi — television · breakdown →
スマホ
sumaho — smartphone (slang) · breakdown →
リモコン
rimokon — remote control · breakdown →
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