Katakana word

risaikuruショshoppu “recycle shop” in Japanese

risaikurushoppu

Character by character

  1. ri
  2. sa
  3. i
  4. ku
  5. ru
  6. ショsho
  7. small tsu: doubles the next consonant
  8. pu

リサイクルショップ is made of 7 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads risaikurushoppu.

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ヨット

yotto — yacht · breakdown →

ラブホテル

rabuhoteru — love hotel · breakdown →

ソファー

sofā — sofa · breakdown →

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