ファックス

ファックス · fuァkkusu · JLPT N4 · noun

facsimile

ファックス — facsimile

📠 fakkusu = English fax, reshaped: fa-k-ku-su

A loanword from English fax. Japanese syllables need vowels, so the final x (ks) becomes kku-su, and the small ァ after フ makes the fa sound. Say fax slowly with extra vowels and you have it.

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