Katakana word
ラップ “rap” in Japanese
rappu
Character by character
ラップ is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads rappu.
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ヘビーメタル
hebīmetaru — heavy metal · breakdown →
ヒップホップ
hippuhoppu — hip-hop · breakdown →
ハードロック
hādorokku — hard rock · breakdown →
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