Kobayashi Toshiharu <
kobayas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In Hepburn style, the "n" before B, M, and P is written as M instead of N.
>
> This is a matter of how to write it, not how to pronounce it.
The question remains as to whether Hepburn is more or less
accurate in reflecting how it is pronounced in its choice of
how it is written.
> On 2024/02/10 14:22, Toronto Backlawn wrote:
>> On Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:50:59 +0900, Kobayashi Toshiharu wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024/02/09 9:10, Louis Epstein wrote:
>>>> I know one of the regulars at Sumoforum renders names differently from
>>>> most,e.g. "Kaiou" instead of "Kaio".
>>>> Which of those is Hepburn?
>>>
>>> "Kaio" is in Hepburn.
>>
>> If I were to hear a Japanese person refer to Kin/Kim-bozan, well, would I
>> hear an N or an M?
>