アフリカ

アフリカ · afurika · JLPT N4 · noun

Africa

🌍🦁 a-fu-ri-ka = Africa, with Japanese vowels padding each consonant

A katakana loanword from Africa. Japanese has no bare f or r-k cluster, so a u slips in after f: a-FU-ri-ka. Say Africa slowly with four even beats and you already have the word.

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