Katakana word

ボboイiスsuメmeッsセーsēジji “voice message” in Japanese

boisumessēji

Character by character

ボbo
イi
スsu
メme
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
セse
ーstretches the sound before it
ジji

ボイスメッセージ is made of 6 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads boisumessēji.

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ボイスコントロール

boisukontorōru — voice control · breakdown →

ボイスチェンジャー

boisuchenjā — voice changer · breakdown →

ボイスコマンド

boisukomando — voice command · breakdown →

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