From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-03-10T00:40:45+09:00
Subject: Re: the name of Matz

Very simple.
ma (as in mama)
tsu (as in tsunami)
mo (as in mold)
to   (as in token)

Try to say it with no stress or intonation in English. each of the  
four syllables should be even in length.
Meaning exists but family names are just family names like Anderson  
or Smith.
Matsumoto is a pretty common name in Japan. And the name of a famous  
castle and nice quiet town in Nagano prefecture
On Mar 10, 2007, at 12:05 AM, Harry wrote:

>> It might be fun though if you could give a pointer to the "correct"
>> pronunciation of Matz's name, like e.g. the Wavefiles available  
>> from the
>> Merriam-Webster's website (www.m-w.com) which I found most useful  
>> (as a non
>> native English Speaker).
>>
>> Cheers
>> Robert
>>
>
> You can hear the pronunciation here but it did not have proper names.
> Just words.
> You can hear Matsu and moto separately.
>
> http://www.saiga-jp.com/kanji_dictionary.html
>
> Search for Matsu 松 and find meaning = a pine tree, then click  
> on the
> 2nd reading まつ.
> Search for moto 本　and find meaning = a book,etc., then click  
> on the
> 2nd reading もと.
>
>
> Harry
>
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