Katakana word

suターto “start” in Japanese

sutāto

Character by character

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

スタート is made of 3 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads sutāto.

Can you read these?

Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

ストップ

sutoppu — stop · breakdown →

アイコン

aikon — icon · breakdown →

リセット

risetto — reset · breakdown →

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