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Often written as 'Deshima' in English, Dutch, etc. when referring to the island during the Tokugawa Shogunate. The modern pronunciation for the area in Nagasaki
by Freak_NL 5y ago
Often written as 'Deshima' in English, Dutch, etc. when referring to the island during the Tokugawa Shogunate. The modern pronunciation for the area in Nagasaki is Dejima (mostly), but historically it was pronounced Deshima as well, which the Dutch used as the basis for the 'Deshima' (and 'Decima' etc.) romanization.