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Long vowels in katakana

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ケーキ

Meaning
Cake
Romaji
kēki
  1. ケ
  2. ー
  3. キ

3 timing beats

Each highlighted unit extends the preceding vowel by one timing beat.

In ケーキ, ー extends e: ケ|ー|キ.