Katakana word

ブbuイiアaイiピーpī “VIP” in Japanese

buiaipī

Character by character

  1. ブbu
  2. イi
  3. アa
  4. イi
  5. ピpi
  6. ーstretches the sound before it

ブイアイピー is made of 5 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads buiaipī.

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スター

sutā — star · breakdown →

パーティー

pātī — party · breakdown →

アイドル

aidoru — idol · breakdown →

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