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> Did you know that the English way to pronounce "jujutsu" isn't how the Japanese pronounce it? Really? The wiki audio sample[1] seems fairly close to how peo
by nordsieck 3y ago
> Did you know that the English way to pronounce "jujutsu" isn't how the Japanese pronounce it?
Really?
The wiki audio sample[1] seems fairly close to how people in the US pronounce the word, just with a more emphasized first syllable.
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1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Ja-Jujutsu.oga https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Ja-Jujut...
- dicytea 3y agoThat's funny, I thought the name means 呪術, but the person in that audio clip is (probably) pronouncing 柔術. I prefer my interpretation though (git with magic). Ambiguous romanization is weird, I wish romanization rules would just follow IME rules (except in the case of consecutive n's, that'd look weird).