Katakana word

ボboイiスsuレreコーkōダーdā “voice recorder” in Japanese

boisurekōdā

Character by character

ボbo
イi
スsu
レre
コko
ーstretches the sound before it
ダda
ーstretches the sound before it

ボイスレコーダー is made of 6 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads boisurekōdā.

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ボイスチェンジャー

boisuchenjā — voice changer · breakdown →

ボイスメール

boisumēru — voicemail · breakdown →

ボイスメッセージ

boisumessēji — voice message · breakdown →

More katakana words

ボイスboisu · voice
ボイスコントロールboisukontorōru · voice control
ボリュームboryūmu · volume
ボイスコマンドboisukomando · voice command
ボタンbotan · button
ドラムdoramu · drum
バイバイbaibai · bye-bye
ヴァイオリンvaiorin · violin

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