Katakana word
ボランティア “volunteer” in Japanese
borantia
Character by character
ボランティア is made of 5 katakana sounds. It reads borantia.
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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.
チーム
chīmu — team · breakdown →
メンバー
menbā — member · breakdown →
スタッフ
sutaffu — staff · breakdown →
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