Katakana word

sangurasu “sunglasses” in Japanese

sangurasu

Character by character

  1. sa
  2. n
  3. gu
  4. ra
  5. su

サングラス is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads sangurasu.

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ネックレス

nekkuresu — necklace · breakdown →

モティベーション

motibēshon — motivation · breakdown →

シャツ

shatsu — shirt · breakdown →

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