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What does the letter p stand for in Japanese?

The letter "p" doesn't have a specific meaning in Japanese.

Here's why:

* Japanese uses a different writing system: Japanese uses three main writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. There is no equivalent to the Latin alphabet letter "p" in these systems.

* Pronunciation: The sound "p" does exist in Japanese, but it's represented by the character "パ" (pa) in Katakana and "ぱ" (pa) in Hiragana.

* No single letter "p": There is no single letter in Japanese that corresponds to the "p" in the Latin alphabet.

Example:

* The word "pen" in Japanese is written as "ペン" (pen) using Katakana.

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