The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
WAR NAMES OF ORIENT.

Japan's Commissioners Gives q
Key to Their Pronunciation.
The follow wing key to tho pronunciation
OF Japanese, Chinese and Korean .'A. geo
graphical names was prepared ~ 1ia) I'M
sotn. tho Japanese Worlds Fair comma ril'
Ss.oner: Japanese geographical names arc ni.t
pronounced BY Japanese with little ac-
cent. as a rule. The vowels arc spoken
5broadly--,'a" as "ah. as long e.,
~" rs short "c."' 90 generally as as %,
hut sometimes as 'taw. and ~ as 90
There IS little slurrlEg OF syllablcs tho
divisions are distinct, and az q rule ooth
the final letter OF syllable and the first
letter OF tho following one retain the'T
distinct pronunciaton.
This leads Americans frequently to sup
pose that another sound has beer MIRO
duced between the syllables. Take the
name "Tokio,- 1t is pronounced TO
I,yo,,-the "o,S In the first syllable and me
..k.' IN the second being given such indl-l
y!dual pronouncstion that Wher spoken
rn pidly It sounds to the &lunaccustomed
GA r much like the .'.Ioa-kyoh.
..E,, Is not spoken distinctly when It be-
gins the first syllable and Is follo WED BY
,u," as in Fukuoko. This word IS pro,
nounccd "Eoo-kwoo-o-kah, the SOUND
being much as though It were "tt>"oo'E
o-kah. . y,
Here are some OF tho Japanese names
most frequently met with IN the war
! news:
| Tokio-Toa-kyoh. Ell
| Nagasaki-Nah-g ah- sab -kee.
Observation-Disclosures .dah-tch.
kngoshima--K all- go-stie nah. slight
accent on last syllable.
shimonoseki-sh She -mon -o.say.kcc.
T'ukuoko-fI <woo-o-kah.
snsebo- Sah.say-bo. 81
observation-disclosures y. Inc "
| FIX. nshIma," frequently found In Japan
4 ese naHeB, sigTif1es !siaHu. #3st t iu''
"sHe-ro-islnnd," .7..
Tokushin,a-T o-koo- she-mal,. to- as
tow In ,'towboat. Il,
Ta oka--T a h-kah-oh -kn. 5
INSTRUMENTATION
i Tsuruga--TSoo-r -gah
VI Ntiga tan zhe- xhe-g nh-tah, tho doupie
,d',S taking tho sound Of "zhe-zh INC nc
i word has slight accent on We t'l .l'
4 syllable, ,o,.
on tho first syllable.
II Sakatn-- sah-kah-tah.
1shikarl-Eesh-e-ka "a bay).
Osaka--Ot -sah-kah
shikoku--S he.ko-koo.
i 1<iushu-Kyu-shoo. tho first ~ gwen
] Its full sound.
1 In many respects Korean and Chinese
4 names are pronounced after the same
rules as Japanese. although many hhye,a
decided accent on the fnSl sy!'anle'
At Wsu, \ ~ hN,nn riyer dividing Korea
chemulpo- cM1mwoel-p accented on
i the second syllable,
Masampo--Mah.sahm -po, accent on SEQ
ond syllable. 49, ..,,.
j e Mokpo-rM ok -po, accent on first sylla-
rle, tho TX, being sounded muon nKe
4 the "ch' IN the German 'aeh, I,
4 Chefu--C hee-foo. accent on last . sy''ap'o
4 as IN the following instances
Wiju--Wee -zhoo
Yongampo-Y ong-ahm-po, the ma pe-
Z ing sounded as Il II IN French a,
3 IIalii-Whal,-eh-zl the first TWO syi'
tables being practically only one
Seoul-sool.
a Tusan-F0o-sa
NWons on-SV ohE-sohl.,
songchin- sohn-cheen,
Z Chinnampo--Che en-nahm.po.
Yanr- ahng-yahng.
Koseing-Iso-s erg,
Samchok-- Sahm- chalk.
ChunEju- Chwang-xhu, "lu" slgnlfyhs
tyIlle,n as "Chung-Yille.
Tientsin-Tainrshen.
1sAlienWaIi-Tah-lee
chinwar g tao Sheen hn-tau, ,
II Weihaiwei-W ee-htgh-way.f
Isiaocha,l--IS Waw- cl.aw.
Fechili- cbee-lee. N ..s II ys y
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