Rosewood Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Hi everyone - I'm musician from the US. A friend of mine is composing a piece titled "Masamune" in honor of the great swordsmith, and we've been unsure of the pronunciation of his name. My knowledge of the Japanese language is unfortunately limited, but I remember reading somewhere that all syllables are always said with equal emphasis... so would it be pronounced mah-sah-moo-nay? Or masah-moonay? mah-sah-moon? -Daniel P. Quote
Nobody Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 and put the stress on the second syllable "sa". Quote
Darcy Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 the "ney" is actually not correct as far as I know. The "e" carries the same sound as "bed" and is short. So it is more of a "Ma-SA-mu-neh", westerners drag out the E sound and that's how you get that Masamunay pronunciation. Or you can just go the easy route and click on these: http://www.saiga-jp.com/dic/sound/common/masa.wav http://www.saiga-jp.com/dic/sound/common/mune.wav Quote
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