Katakana word
ソフトウェア “software” in Japanese
sofutowea
Character by character
ソフトウェア is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads sofutowea.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
ハードウェア
hādowea — hardware · breakdown →
アプリケーション
apurikēshon — application · breakdown →
スクリーン
sukurīn — screen · breakdown →
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