Katakana word

アーāルruブbuイi “RV” in Japanese

ārubui

Character by character

  1. アa
  2. ーstretches the sound before it
  3. ルru
  4. ブbu
  5. イi

アールブイ is made of 4 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads ārubui.

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バイキング

baikingu — Buffet · breakdown →

アポ

apo — appointment · breakdown →

バイパス

baipasu — bypass · breakdown →

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