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How to pronounce Ikaruka.....

Pearl Jammzz - Sep 5, 2002

		Pearl Jammzz		Sep 5, 2002
			I think the topic says it all. anyone know?

		SkankinMonkey		Sep 5, 2002
			well if you're assuming Ikaruga is romanji it would be somethink like: E kuh ru* gah** (ruby) *(gay)

		Gallstaff		Sep 5, 2002
			before i got on my compouter i was just thinking of making this topic. are you sure it's pronounced that way? i thought it was like ick are you gah

		SkankinMonkey		Sep 5, 2002
			well i haven't seen it spelled in hiragana, but the way i'd spell it in hiragana would be the way i showed the pronounciation for I KA RU GA are all individual characters. Of course i could be wrong since the kanji on the title screen is 'pi-juun shitto' from what i've been told at least

		RevQuixo		Sep 5, 2002
			http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/i.wa... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ka.w... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ru.w... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ga.w...

		SkankinMonkey		Sep 5, 2002
			yea, its kinda hard to spell out how ru sounds, its kinda like a mix of ru dru and dlu heh.

		racketboy		Sep 6, 2002
			dude! I was JUST going to post this topic -- it's been bugging me for months. I always wondered about the "I"

		DBOY		Sep 7, 2002
			EE KAH GOO RAH That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces.

ExCyber

Sep 7, 2002

	
	
		
		
			EE KAH GOO RAH



That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces.

And without mangling the last two syllables. I made the exact same mistake myself the very first time I read the title, way back when it was at the vague rumor stage; clearly this indicates some mistake on Treasure's part. :

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Also, if anyone cares, "ikaru" apparently refers to a Japanese grosbeak, a bird with (surprise!) quite noticeably contrasting light/dark colored areas of its body...

edit: #segaxtreme's resident shooter god tells me that it is in fact "ikaruga", and the dictionary I was using just sucks.

		Gallstaff		Sep 7, 2002
			is this a sign... or if anything the japanese are just being clever but stil... bum bum bum!

		klakalou		Sep 7, 2002
			whats the meaning behind it?

Gear

Sep 8, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by DBOY@Sep. 07 2002, 4:25 am



EE KAH GOO RAH



That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces.

that sounds like a spanish pronunciation

		VTSnake		Sep 9, 2002
			A = Ah I = Ee U = Uu (A long O sound) E = Ay (is in dAY) O = O (Short O sound) All Japanese words are made up of characters/syllables that retain the same sound. Unlike English, where we mash the syllables of letters into words. Ikaruga would sound like Icka-rug-a in English. It's really Ee-Kah-Ruu-Gah

Artemio Urbina

Sep 11, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Gear+Sep. 09 2002, 1:02 am-->QUOTE(Gear @ Sep. 09 2002, 1:02 am)