Katakana word

ヴィviaipi “VIP” in Japanese

vi ai pi

Character by character

  1. ヴィvi
  2. separates the words
  3. a
  4. i
  5. separates the words
  6. pi

ヴィ・アイ・ピ is made of 4 katakana sounds and the separator dot ・. It reads vi ai pi.

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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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