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JAPANESE WARSHIP
PRONUNCIATION
JAPANESE TO ENGLISH
COMMENTS ARE ENABLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
VOWELS & CONSONANTS
Vowels (A, E, I, O & U):
- A as in hard AH (PAT)
- I as in hard EE (SIT)
- U as in hard OO (LOOK)
- E as in hard EH (LET)
- O as in hard OH (COT)
Consonants
Consonants are pronounced as in English, with a few exceptions:
- F is pronounced as an H.
PHONICALLY SPEAKING
| SYLLABLE | ENGLISH TRANSLATION | SYLLABLE | ENGLISH TRANSLATION | |
| A | AH | NA | NAH | |
| BA | BAH | NE | NEH | |
| BE | BEH | NI | NEE | |
| BI | BEE | NO | NO | |
| BO | BOH | NU | NOO | |
| BU | BOO | O | OH | |
| CHI | CHEE | PA | PAH | |
| DA | DAH | PE | PAH | |
| DE | DEH | PI | PEE | |
| DO | DOH | PO | POH | |
| FU | WHO | PU | POO | |
| GA | GAH | RA | RAH | |
| GE | GEH | RE | REH | |
| GI | GEE | RI | REE | |
| GO | GOH | RO | ROH | |
| GU | GOO | RU | ROO | |
| HA | HAH | RY | REE | |
| HE | HEH | SA | SAH | |
| HI | HEE | SE | SEH | |
| HIE | HEE | SHI | SHEE | |
| HO | HOE | SHO | SHO | |
| HY | HEE | SO | SOH | |
| I | EE or AY | SU | SOO | |
| JI | JEE | TA | TAH | |
| JUN | JUNE | TAI | THAI | |
| KA | KAH | TE | TEH | |
| KE | KEH | TO | TOE | |
| KI | KEE | TSU | TSOO | |
| KO | KOH | U | YOU | |
| KU | KOO | WA | WA | |
| MA | MAH | YA | YAH | |
| ME | MEH | YO | YOH | |
| MI | MEE | YU | YOO | |
| MO | MOH | ZA | ZAH | |
| MU | MOO | ZE | ZEH | |
| MY | MEE | ZO | ZOH | |
| ZU | ZOO |
FIRST STRIKE FORCE "A" & "B" (CENTRE FORCE)
| WARSHIP | ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION | |
| BB YAMATO | YAH-MAH-TOE | |
| BB MUSASHI | MOO-SAH-SHEE | |
| BB NAGATO | NAH-GAH-TOE | |
| BB KONGŌ | KONG-GOH | |
| BB HARUNA | HAH-ROO-NAH | |
| CA ATAGO | AH-TAH-GOH | |
| CA CHŌKAI | CHO-KHAI | |
| CA MAYA | MAH-YAH | |
| CA TAKAO | TAH-KAH-OH | |
| CA MYŌKŌ | MEEOH-KOH | |
| CA HAGURO | HAH-GOO-ROH | |
| CA SUZUYA | SOO-ZOO-YAH | |
| CA KUMANO | KOO-MAH-NO | |
| CA TONE | TOE-NAH | |
| CA CHIKUMA | CHEE-KOO-MAH | |
| CL NOSHIRO | NO-SHEE-ROH | |
| DD NAGANAMI | NAH-GAH-NAH-MEE | |
| DD FUJINAMI | WHO-JEE-NAH-MEE | |
| DD KISHINAMI | KEE-SHEE-NAH-MEE | |
| DD OKINAMI | OH-KEE-NAH-MEE | |
| DD HAMANAMI | HAH-MAH-NAH-MEE | |
| DD ASASHIMO | AH-SAH-SHEE-MOH | |
| DD KIYOSHIMO | KEE-YOH-SHEE-MOH | |
| DD HAYASHIMO | HAH-YAH-SHEE-MOH | |
| DD AKISHIMO | AH-KEE-SHEE-MOH | |
| DD SHIMAKAZE | SHEE-MAH-KAH-ZEH | |
| CL YAHAGI | YAH-HAH-GEE | |
| DD URAKAZE | YOU-RAH-KAH-ZEH | |
| DD ISOKAZE | EE-SOH-KAH-ZEH | |
| DD YUKIKAZE | YOO-KEE-KAH-ZEH | |
| DD HAMAKAZE | HAH-MAH-KAH-ZEH | |
| DD NOWAKI | NO-WA-KEE |
NORTHERN FORCE
| WARSHIP | ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION | |
| CV ZUIKAKU | ZOO-KAH-KOO | |
| CVL CHITOSE | CHEE-TOE-SEH | |
| CVL CHIYODA | CHEE-YOH-DAH | |
| CVL ZUIHŌ | ZOO-EE-HOE | |
| BB HYŪGA | HEE-YOU-GAH | |
| BB ISE | EE-SEH | |
| CL ŌYODO | OH-YOH-DOH | |
| CL TAMA | TAH-MAH | |
| CL ISUZU | EE-SOO-ZOO | |
| DD SHIMOTSUKI | SHEE-MOH-TSOO-KEE | |
| DD HATSUTSUKI | HAH-SOO-TSOO-KEE | |
| DD WAKATSUKI | WA-KAH-TSOO-KEE | |
| DD AKISUKI | AH-KEE-SOO-KEE | |
| DD FUYUTSUKI | WHO-YOO-TSOO-KEE | |
| DD SUZUTSUKI | SOO-ZOO-TSOO-KEE | |
| DD KUWA | KOO-WA | |
| DD MAKI | MAH-KEE | |
| DD SUGI | SOO-GEE | |
| DD KIRI | KEE-REE |
SOUTHERN FORCE VAN
| WARSHIP | ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION | |
| BB FUSŌ | WHO-SOH | |
| BB YAMASHIRO | YAH-MAH-SHEE-ROH | |
| CA MOGAMI | MOH-GAH-MEE | |
| DD YAMAGUMO | YAH-MAH-GOO-MOH | |
| DD ASAGUMO | AH-SAH-GOO-MOH | |
| DD MICHISHIO | MEE-CHEE-SHEE-OH | |
| DD SHIGURE | SHEE-GOO-REH |
SOUTHERN FORCE REAR
| WARSHIP | ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION | |
| CA ASHIGARA | AH-SHEE-GAH-RAH | |
| CA NACHI | NAH-CHEE | |
| CL ABUKUMA | AH-BOO-KOO-MAH | |
| DD SHIRANUI | SHEE-RAH-NOO-EE | |
| DD KASUMI | KAH-SOO-MEE | |
| DD USHIO | YOU-SHEE-OH | |
| DD AKEBONO | AH-KEH-BOH-NO |
