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There are multiple romanisation systems for Japanese, but the most common one is Hepburn. In Japan, Kunrei-shiki is sometimes used (especially by the government
by scq 3y ago
There are multiple romanisation systems for Japanese, but the most common one is Hepburn. In Japan, Kunrei-shiki is sometimes used (especially by the government), which is designed with Japanese speakers in mind (vs Hepburn which was designed with English speakers in mind).
It's jujutsu in both, but there are varying ways of representing the long vowel on the first "u" -- either omitting it (jujutsu), using a macron or circumflex (jūjutsu), or repeating the vowel (juujutsu).
Ju-jitsu and jiu-jitsu are not correct in any romanisation system that I know of, I'm not really sure how they came about. Probably historical accident.
- OJFord 3y agoSo is it pronounced like it looks here? I've never seen this spelling before, and IME (and I assume GP's) everyone says 'jew-jit-sue'. But it's more like 'jew-jut-sue' (as in to jut out)?
- freeopinion 3y agoTo use your phonetic spelling juujutsu would be more like jew-jew-tsue, with the first jew being stretched out a little. That is, both ju syllables would be pronounced the same way. The tsu on the end is its own syllable. Unless we're talking about the English word, which I'm not sure how to pronounce. If we're talking about the American word then it's really just like a lot of other murkin words: butcher it any way you like.
- glandium 3y agoThe base assumption, though, is that we're talking about 柔術 (with a long u), not 呪術 (without a long u). Without a clarification from the author, it's hard to tell which one it's supposed to be.
- pilaf 3y agoJust to add clarification: 柔術 is the martial art, while 呪術 means sorcery. The first kanji in 呪術 means curse, so while "sorcery" could be a cool name for a software project in English, a Japanese speaker would probably have apprehensions about using 呪術.