Learn Japanese

Well since InuYasha COMES from Japan (as so do many other good anime titles). Out of respect you should at least learn SOMETHING about the Japanese culture!

Pronunciation:

Japanese Vowels:
a -    as in fAther
e -    as in mEt
i -     as in fEEt
o -    as in fOrt
u -    as in mOOd
ai -   as in 'eye'
ae - (literally) 'ah-eh'
au - as in cOW
ei -   as in pAy
oi -   as in bOY
u -    as in wEt

Japanese Consonants - pronounced more or less like they are in English, with some exceptions:
ch         -           as in CHair
g           -           as in Gift
The TS is 'tsu' - as in fooTSore
j            -           as in Joke
r           -            as in 'L' (That's why Sango's cat's name is pronounced in 2 ways. Kilala in English, and Kirara in Japanese because the Japanese don't have the letter 'L' in their alphabet.)

Double Consonants (ss, tt, nn, pp, kk)- the 2 letters are pronounced separately with a break between them. Example:
pp - as in hiP Pocket
kk - as in booKCase

Now that you know how to pronounce the language, start speakin' it!

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All the information on this page came from:

Random House
Japanese-English
English-Japanese
Dictionary

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