Katakana word

ボboイiスsuメーmēルru “voicemail” in Japanese

boisumēru

Character by character

  1. ボbo
  2. イi
  3. スsu
  4. メme
  5. ーstretches the sound before it
  6. ルru

ボイスメール is made of 5 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads boisumēru.

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ボイスレコーダー

boisurekōdā — voice recorder · breakdown →

ボイス

boisu — voice · breakdown →

ボイスチェンジャー

boisuchenjā — voice changer · breakdown →

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