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/jp/, why is the long o sound in Japanese romanized to "ou" (e.g. touhou, mahou shoujo)? I don't think that there's a single english word where "ou" is pronounced that way.

>> No.11211478

because its not english ya fuck.

>> No.11211485

because if you transcribe romaji into the matching hiragana, japanese people will be able to read it that way.

>> No.11211486

Pintou bean

>> No.11211491

It's supposed to be tōhō and mahō shōjo but who the hell can be bothered to type that character?

>> No.11211488

>>11211478
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god languages are different, is that so hard to comprehend?

>> No.11211497

your doubly traitorous journal has been thoroughly destroyed

>> No.11211512

Because English is not the only western language. It will hardly play a role anymore once it has been replaced by Spanish in the US.

>> No.11211525

>I don't think that there's a single english word where "ou" is pronounced that way.
That's because that sound doesn't fucking exist in English.

>> No.11211544

because

u = う

とうほう　まほう　しょうじょ

If you don't even know kana then you don't belong on /jp/.

>> No.11211551

What about "though"?

>> No.11213037

>>11211551
fucking win

>> No.11213048

In sweden we have å which sounds like japanese ou.

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