one-eyed_jim":hcdhmylv said:Not in Japanese. It depends if they're using a standard transliteration, or trying to westernize it. Ji and Gi are different characters, and Gi is a hard G.orange71":hcdhmylv said:Sugino is definitely soo-jee-no as the 'i' after the 'g' softens it.
From my work dealings with the Japanese anything with a G in it causes many headaches. My surname for example causes quite a few issues and my christian name doesn't translate well either.
What would be funny would be a few sound files of everyone saying their versions particularly those with stronger accents