Katakana word
テロ “terrorism” in Japanese
tero
Character by character
テロ is made of 2 katakana sounds. It reads tero.
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テロリスト
terorisuto — terrorist · breakdown →
パリ
pari — Paris · breakdown →
セックス
sekkusu — sex · breakdown →
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