Katakana word

シャshaワーwā “shower” in Japanese

shawā

Character by character

  1. シャsha
  2. ワwa
  3. ーstretches the sound before it

シャワー is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads shawā.

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ベッド

beddo — bed · breakdown →

ドア

doa — door · breakdown →

ベッドルーム

beddorūmu — bedroom · breakdown →

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