In Japanese, "pocket" is ポケット (poketto). It is a noun.
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ポケット is written in katakana. Romanised as poketto, it sounds roughly like "poh-keh-ttoh" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steamポケット is romanised as poketto. Say it roughly like "poh-keh-ttoh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ポケット is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
ポケット is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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