How do you pronounce NIKON?

<p>I have often wondered if I properly pronounce NIKON. The confusion was made more evident when I heard Chase Jarvis in an interview from Photokina. So I'd be interested in hearing from you. Is it<br>

1) Nigh con (this is the way I have always pronounced it)<br>

2) Knee con<br>

3) Nick con<br>

Appreciate anyone sharing their thoughts and japanese expertise. :)</p>

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<p>The factory reps use #1, good enough for me. Pronouncing it any other way is being pretentious, even if it is the right way.</p>

<p>Knigh Khan.</p>

<p>2), 3)<br>

In Japan, do what japanese do...</p>

<p>It's Japanese, so actually it's pronounced more like number 2. Unlike the English language, the Japanese language does not have multiple sounds for each letter. Therefore the letter i always makes the same sound as opposed to three different sounds depending on what's around it like the English language.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.forvo.com/word/nikon/">http://www.forvo.com/word/nikon/</a></p>

<p>That said, most English speaking people (myself included) will pronounce it like you do in number 1, because that's how we've learned to pronounce the letter i when it's in that position.</p>

<p>When the Nikon ads here start using either 2 or 3 I might change but until then I call it Nikon, just like Nikon does.</p>

<p>Nikon USA will pronounce it like number 1, and I admit I've always said it that way too. But if you go to Japan, be aware they'll say it like number 2.</p>

<p>When I was doing weddings, I had a bride who was born in Japan, say, when she saw my Nikon FE camera, say "Oh, Nekon camera, very good cameras."</p>

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<p>most English speaking people (myself included) will pronounce it like you do in number 1</p>

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<p>Actually in my experience real English-speaking people (Britain, Australia for sure) pronounce it as 2,3. Only American- speakers (as myself) pronounce it as 1.</p>

<p><em><strong>Knee-Con</strong></em> is the correct pronunciation in Japanese. We all say <em><strong>Nigh-Con</strong></em> in the USA. Me too.</p>

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<p>Only American- speakers (as myself) pronounce it as 1.</p>

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<p>My bad, American-English speakers then. (I know it's not right to say "I speak American" but sometimes it sure would clear things up easier if we could lol)</p>

<p><strong><em>NEED</em>-munny</strong></p>

<p>My TA in my first photography class was from Japan. He laughed at us when we said Nikon. But I was shooting Minolta so it wasn't a problem.</p>

<p>You say nuculer, I say nuclear. -;)</p>

<p>That's so funny because I've always pronounced it CAN-NON ;-)</p>

<p>It's nye-<a href="

<p>I pronounce it either D100, or D200. :^)</p>

<p>I used to wonder the same about Leica.</p>

<p>Even in the USA you can get confused.</p>

<p>At Canoga Camera I wanted a specific "NIKKOR" lens, but owner of the camera store corrected me that I needed a "NIKON" lens. Both were pronunced correctly and differently, as per USA grammar/pronounciation rules, that is if one should use any grammar for foreign names?</p>

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<p>"I speak American"</p>

<p>there are lots of countries in America, so which language would you choose? spanish, english, portuguese.......?</p>

<p>For that matter, is Minolta pronounced as 'my-noltaah' or 'mee-noltaah' land Fuji as 'fyu-djee' or 'foo-djee'?</p>

<p>As Curt says, in the US its mostly pronounced as #1 way, but for the most of Asia (at least in India & many other), and countries using English/British/original English its as #2/3. Its on par on with many general differences b/w American & British English - pronunce "Tomato". I learnt many of these differences in pronunciations & spellings when I moved from India to US many years ago... Now, leave alone what Aussies say (will hv chk wth a fr) ;-)</p>

<p>BTW - I've no Japanese fr, but 'm fairly sure its #2/3 way....</p>

 

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<p ><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=172915">Lex (perpendicularity consultant) Jenkins</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Moderator" src="../v3graphics/member-status-icons/mod.gif" alt="" /><img title="Subscriber" src="../v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub10plus.gif" alt="" /><img title="Frequent poster" src="../v3graphics/member-status-icons/3rolls.gif" alt="" /></a>, Sep 23, 2010; 11:18 p.m.</p>

 

<p><strong><em>NEED</em>-munny</strong></p>

 

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<p>LOL!</p>

 

<p>Who cares? As long as you just get out and shoot with your Naaiken... Nighkin... Nikahn... Neekun... your camera!<br>

;-)</p>