Katakana word

ボboイiスsuコkoンnトtoローrōルru “voice control” in Japanese

boisukontorōru

Character by character

  1. ボbo
  2. イi
  3. スsu
  4. コko
  5. ンn
  6. トto
  7. ロro
  8. ーstretches the sound before it
  9. ルru

ボイスコントロール is made of 8 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads boisukontorōru.

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ボイスコマンド

boisukomando — voice command · breakdown →

ボイスメッセージ

boisumessēji — voice message · breakdown →

ドラム

doramu — drum · breakdown →

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