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    The name is: Ochiai

    Thanks.
    忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」

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    Oh-chee-eye
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    (='.'=)
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    What about Ichiro? Is it Eye-Chee-Ro or Eye-Cheer-O?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 999roses View Post
    What about Ichiro? Is it Eye-Chee-Ro or Eye-Cheer-O?
    Should be "Ee-chee-ro"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jilly View Post
    Should be "Ee-chee-ro"
    Thanks, ahhh....I've been mentally pronouncing it wrong the entire time! Eeks...

    What about Kaito? Kay-To? Kye-To?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 999roses View Post
    Thanks, ahhh....I've been mentally pronouncing it wrong the entire time! Eeks...

    What about Kaito? Kay-To? Kye-To?
    Japanese romanization isn't that hard to pronounce.

    Kaito= K-ai-toe

    If you're Chinese, the Ai in Kaito is pronounced almost like Ai (love). But if you're used to English, K-eye-toe.
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    i thought it was kye ee toh

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    It really is quite intuitive
    忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」

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