Stupid Batsugun Question

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:31 am

Is the "gun" pronounced in English like the weapon or in Japanese like "goon"?

krispyfi · Post by **krispyfi** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:20 am

Considering that their is a real word "batsugun" meaning "outstanding" or something, I'd say it's the latter. But I'll let the experts reply...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:29 am

Sorry to go OT, but krispy, that avatar of your is messing with my eyes something awful.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:08 am

It might be pronounced with that upside down e sound thing.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:12 am

What?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:49 am

shoe-sama wrote:It might be pronounced with that upside down e sound thing.

That's called a schwa, and no it's not pronounced with that (standard Japanese doesn't have a schwa vowel).

As for the poster's original question, it's pronounced "goon".

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:44 am

That wasn't a silly question after all! Cool, you learn something new every day around here.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:22 am

The only shooting game I think of which has some weird pronunciation is Dangun Feveron. Dangun is half-ateji (if there is such thing) as the second character means gun, and romanized as so, but the Japanese pronunciation is "gan".