Katakana word

toppu “top” in Japanese

toppu

Character by character

  1. to
  2. small tsu: doubles the next consonant
  3. pu

トップ is made of 2 katakana sounds and 1 small ッ. It reads toppu.

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ショック

shokku — shock · breakdown →

チケット

chiketto — ticket · breakdown →

カレンダー

karendā — calendar · breakdown →

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