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Originally Posted by Gambatte Karate  Thats odd. I have many people in our system who have trained and currently train in Japan. They all say "Ichi Kyu" not "Ikkyu". I suppose it goes along with the name of my school. It all depends on the individual who is SAYING the word. i.e. where they are from on the island, what province and such. It may simply be a dialect thing. Kinda like "you all" and "ya'll" here in the states. |
Yeah, the pronunciation depends on the person, I agree with that. But the spelling, when you type, should be authentic.
And yeah, that "ichikyu" thing's probably something with your system. But in the standard kyu-dan system,and in Japanese grammar( I'm not an expert on this btw, I have knowledge of basic grammar, that's all) when you have something that starts with k after ichi, you use ik- instead of ichi.
Not tryin' to be a smartass, just my 2 (or maybe more
) cents.