27th March 2008, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ayu_no_tenshi
technically, that is the correct way. her birth name is 神田來未子 (kouda kumiko) but she goes by the name 倖田來未 (kouda kumi) in the music business. Her surname 倖田 is pronounced as こうだ(kouda) which shows that the 'o' sound is extended (ko-u-da). In Japanese, when the う(u) sound follows an 'o' sound, it implies that the vowel is an extended sound, it's just that usually when transcribed into English, the extended vowel is cut out. Hence, kouda then becomes koda.
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How do you explain the song title of kanariya? 
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