Help me!

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

So a few days ago someone posted a request about
the correct pronounciation of Naruto.

What I need to know is how to say Suigetsu.




I've been waiting for him to appear in the anime and now
this damn filler is just dragging out my agony.

Any Japanese speakers out there who can help?


I kind of presume it's pronounced See-gets as u's always
seem to be silent or at least under-emphasised.

Comments

[unmyeong.livejournal.com]

It's like... Swi-get-tsoo.

... I AM SORRY KOREAN ATE MY BRAIN :|||

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

Thank you for replying

[twinnet.livejournal.com]

Well, I always thought it was pronounced as Su-get-su
-shrugs-
Idk, I may be wrong...
Hmm

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

Thanks

[sp-kathrine.livejournal.com]

Not sure if I'll make sense, but I've looked into pronunciation of Japanese names a little and I believe the name would be pronounced "Swee-get-tsoo," although the "u" at the end would/could be softer, which would make it sound more like "Swee-gets".

I think whether or not the "u" is pronounced after is follows 's' or 'sh' has to do with if the next syllable begins with a consonant sound or is a vowel. Like "Sa-su-ke" has the soft "u" because it's followed by "ke." And names like "Shu-i-chi" have the "u" pronounced because it's followed "i."

I cannot be certain as I don't speak Japanese, but this is the pattern I've noticed and what seemed more correct when I was looking into it (because how to pronounce names properly is something that I obsess over XD).

Thank you

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, this made perfect sense and was very helpful.

As I only speak english, I also obsess/worry/agonize over using
foreign words/names when speaking.

[seka.livejournal.com]

Like the person above me, I'd pronounce it Swee-gets, definitely :3 I do Japanese and I'm certain this is how it'd be pronounced, the only variation being if someone wanted to stress the 'tsu' a little more, it'd just be more like Swee-getsoo but yeh whatever... stick to the first one XD

Thank you

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

yes,I definitely think the last U wouldn't be stressed,
they don't do it when saying Zetsu.

[razzberridust.livejournal.com]

Soo-eee-get-tsu is how its supposed to be I believe.

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

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[miserymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Japanese is spoken by syllable, so:

Su i ge tsu.

Japanese is generally a very "soft vowel" language, so just say that without really enunciating. If you go ""SUE E., GET SUE", you're doing it wrong :D

Thank you

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

This was really helpful.

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

lol.

Embarrassing myself in public isn't my idea of fun,
hence the question.

[mirroriste.livejournal.com]

spelled out (therefor said slowly) it would be soo ee ge tsoo, but fast it's like it's been said, swi-get-tsoo

Thank you

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

I imagine Sasuke saying it very softly/slowly and Karin yelling it.
It's defininitely going to sound different.

[laury-kos.livejournal.com]

gosh, hard to explain xDD(i pronounce it as i read, cuz i speak spanihs so sounds same~~) but i think is "Swee-getsoo", as they already said

8D i also want suigetsu to appear on the anime *0*, but maybe he will do it next year xDD

Thank you

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

This seems to be the most popular choice.

Thanks

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

Everyone seems to have a different idea. I
guess we just have to wait and see.

[fakesunsets.livejournal.com]

<sub>I've been pronouncing it "sue - get - sue" since he first appeared in the manga.

I often have trouble with the names in Naruto. I don't speak any other languages aside from English, so I'm just not good with pronouncing names like that.

But now that I see what other people have been saying about how to pronounce his name, I'll have to try to correct myself more often. D;</sub>

[dlvr.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, I've been thinking see-gets for so long it's stuck now.