Katakana word
ユーフォー “UFO” in Japanese
yūfō
Character by character
ユーフォー is made of 2 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads yūfō.
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クローン
kurōn — clone · breakdown →
スペース
supēsu — space · breakdown →
モンスター
monsutā — monster · breakdown →
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