Katakana word
ヴァイオリン “violin” in Japanese
vaiorin
Character by character
ヴァイオリン is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads vaiorin.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
トランペット
toranpetto — trumpet · breakdown →
ドラム
doramu — drum · breakdown →
サックス
sakkusu — saxophone · breakdown →
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