Katakana word
サックス “saxophone” in Japanese
sakkusu
Character by character
サックス is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads sakkusu.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
フルート
furūto — flute · breakdown →
トランペット
toranpetto — trumpet · breakdown →
ハープ
hāpu — harp · breakdown →
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