Katakana word

suター “star” in Japanese

sutā

Character by character

  1. su
  2. ta
  3. stretches the sound before it

スター is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads sutā.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

アイドル

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ヴィ・アイ・ピ

vi ai pi — VIP · breakdown →

スタイル

sutairu — style · breakdown →

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