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JAPAN RUSSIA.
The Hard Names Pronounced.

The Hard Names Pronounced.
Ask no more questions about how
to call the hard war names in the East.
just cut out this and put it in Your
pocket. 1t is official.
The following key to the prOnuncia-
tion of Japanese, Chinese and Korean
geographical names was prepared by
Hajime Ota, the Japanese World 3 Fair
commissioner: Japanese geographical
MINES are pronounced by japanese
with little accent, as rule. The vowels
are spoken broadly-''a" rs "ah, "e''
as long 'e," 81" as short ''e," 20
generally as TO-" but sometimes Is
law, and ''u" as 100"
There is little slurring of syllables;
the divisions are distinct, and as rule
both the final letter of a syllable and
the first letter of the folio wing one re-
tain their distinct pronunciation.
This leads Am orleans frs quently I
suppose that another sound has been
introduced between the syllables. Take
the name "TOkio." 1t is pronounced
"Tokyo'-the ''o'' in the first syllable
and the ''k'' In the second being given
such individual pronunciation that
where spoken rapidly it sounds to the
unaccustomed ear much like the s'Toa.
kyoh.''
IF" is not spoken distinctly when il
begins the first SYLLABLE and Is follow
cd by "u," as IN Fukuoko. This word
is pronounced Foo kwOo o-kah," the
sound being much as though it were
"fKwoo-o-kah."
Here are some of the Japanese names
most frequently met with in the wal
news:
Tokio-Toa.kyoh.
Observation-Disclosures ,kee.
Observation-Disclosures dah.teh.
Kagoshima-Kah go she nah, a
slight accent on last syllable.
Shimonoseki-She mono say kee.
Fukuoko-fKwoo o.kah.
Sasebo-Sah-say DO.
Hiroshima-sHe-ro she NAH. (Th'
affix, ''shima," frequently found il
Japanese names, signifies ''island. ,
Thus, ''sHe.rO island"
Tokushima-To koo she. nah, ito
as "tow" in ''towboat."
TakaOka-Tah- kah. oh-ka.
Nanao-Nah nah oh.
Tsuruga-TsOO-roo gah.
Niigata-Nahe zhe gah tab, the dou
BILE ''i' taking the sound of "zhe zhe.
The word has slight accent on tn.
third syllable.
Fuguyama-Fkah nah; slight accen
on the first syllable.
| Sakata- Sab kah tah.
Ishikari-Eesh.e kah rey Ia bay)
| Osaka-Oh-sah kah.
ShikOku-She-kO kOo.
Kiushu-Kyu shoe, the first ''u'
given it's full sound.
I'm many respects Korean and Chi
nese names are pronounced after th
same rules as Japanese, although man.
have a decided accent on the final syl
liable. Among them are:
Yalu--Yah loo, river dividing Kore'
and Manchuria.
Chemulpo-Choa mweel poo, accent
ed on the second syllable.
Masampo-Mah sahma pc, accent o.
second syllable.
Mokpo-Mok pc, accent on first syl
liable, the XXI being sounded much lik
the ''eh" in the German Zach"
Chefu-Chee- foo, accent on last syl
liable, as in the following instances:
Wiju-Wee zhoO.
Y0ngampo-Y Ong ahm-po, the ing
being sounded as it is in French.
Haiji-Whah-eh zhee. the first tw
syllables being practically only one.
Seoul-Sool.
Fusan-Foo sahm.
Wonson-Wohr sohn.
Songehin-SOhn cheen.
Chinnampo-Cheen uahm-pO.
Yang-Yang-Yahng yahng.
Koseing-Ko-seng.
Samchok-Sahm chalk.
Chungju-Chwang- Thu. "ju" signi
| flying "ville," as "Chung- vile. "
Tientsin-Tain-she
Tallenwan-Tah-le en. VAIN.
Chinwargtao-Sheen- wahn.tau.
Weihaiwoi-We high way.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
PechiIl-Pee chee.lee.
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