How to CORRECTLY pronounce "Nikon"?

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Simple enough question ;)!

Who here can tell me how "Nikon" should really be pronounced, please? I've heard various different ways in YouTube videos and am now thoroughly confused :thinking:. So, is it ...

1. Nick-con

2. Knee-con

3. Nigh-con


Just pick a number, but only if you're sure about the correct answer (I really don't need to be any further confused, thanks) :p.

Thanks in advance for your help :).
 
Hmmm, actually, they are all wrong. The name Nikon actually consists of three syllables in Japanese - `Ni`, `Ko`, and the syllablic `N`.

The syllabic `N` is actually quite hard to pronounce correctly for English speakers, and indeed, it is often not pronouced that clearly by Japanese people. It is kind of like an N with a more nasal sound...a bit like trying to say `ng` in English...but don`t stress the `g` too much.

Hence, I`d suggest...

Knee + Ko (with the `o` pronounced like the `o` in `knot`) + N (pronounced a bit like a nasal `ng`).

Same goes for Canon by the way...but I just say `Canon` like any other English person would when I`m in a Japanese camera shop.

Right...back to Kanji study.
 
I once watched a video of a Nikon employee discussing a new product and he pronounced it 3) Nigh-con. I've always said Nik-on.

Why not write to them and ask?
 
MisterE said:
I once watched a video of a Nikon employee discussing a new product and he pronounced it 3) Nigh-con. I've always said Nik-on.

Why not write to them and ask?
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It all comes down to the local language and dialect. It's for the same reason that some Americans say Dar-ta whereas most of the Brits say Day-ter for the word Data.
 
As long as we agree that the American NEYEKON is repulsive...;):D

Now to learn NOT to split infinitives...

How to pronounce "Nikon" CORRECTLY ?
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perfection, thats how you spell it. hehe
 
melevo said:
perfection, thats how you spell it. hehe
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Ah yes, but the question was how to pronounce it and we all know PERFECTION is pronounced C-A-N-O-N!!:lol::lol:
 
#1 for me always has been and probably always will be, as I live in Lancashire up North.
 
POO-con :gag::D:D:D

:love::canon::love:

Just joking i say

Nick-con
 
I say Nick-on, but i believe it should be as RichieRich says, it's a bit like Sony (Soe-knee versus Sonny)

Personally i couldn't give a rodent's bottom what it's called, they make smashing good cameras and lenses!

JB
 
Fooo Jeee ??

:D
 
JPS said:
It all comes down to the local language and dialect. It's for the same reason that some Americans say Dar-ta whereas most of the Brits say Day-ter for the word Data.
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I can confirm absolutely that Darter is pronounced dart-er.:lol:
 
Easy...O-LIM-PUSS

:D
 
Right,,,this is how to pronounce it. Watch this Japanese commercial. Ignore how the American actor pronounces it and listen to how it`s pronounced at the end of the add - at about 27 seconds in. 3 Syllables if you`re really used to hearing Japanese, but I think you`ll probably find that most of you are pretty close anyway. Note now the `Ni` is more of a `knee` than it would be in English.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=PW9hs-lZ80k

Who cares anyway! The Japanese are probably trying to say it more like us like they seem to do with everything over here.
 
Billy said:
#1 for me always has been and probably always will be, as I live in Lancashire up North.
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Me too, but as that's the way it's pronounced on the new TV advert I will say it's the correct way too.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Personally I'm a fan of Simon and Garfunkel, so it doesn't bother me...
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:shrug:..............Anybody know what Flash is on about in this post?..........:shrug:
 
fracster said:
:shrug:..............Anybody know what Flash is on about in this post?..........:shrug:
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Bridge [camera] over troubled water ?

:thinking:
 
fracster said:
:shrug:..............Anybody know what Flash is on about in this post?..........:shrug:
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not a scooby :shrug:

When I was in Miami a few weeks back, it was pronounced all three ways.
 
fracster said:
:shrug:..............Anybody know what Flash is on about in this post?..........:shrug:
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i got a ni-con camera i love to take a photo ( close ish )

Paul Simon kodachrome ,,,the first line of the song was written by me :D
 
Its prenounced nick-on, but i say ni(eye)-con because all the cool kids do. :D
 
Used to call it "N-eye-kon" but saw a TV advert for a Coolpix the other day, and the chap there called it a "Nick-on" so I guess that's the correct way.
 
You are all wrong. It's pronounced No-Kin as in No Friends, No Family = Sad people ;)
 
WGAF............:)
 
This is a funny topic, I've seen it cause out and out war on US forums.

Personally I'd have to agree that it's however the Japanese pronounce it.
 
:p Oh no. What a ...

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... I seem to have opened up here.

Personally, I like the "Knee-con" option more now, having heard how the Japanese pronounce it. Although the Japanese guy in that You Tube clip appeared to saying, "Nicoh", as in ...

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Or maybe it was Ricoh :D (do they still make cameras :thinking:?)

Anyway, thanks a lot for all of your answers. I feel a lot less stupid now, going into camera shops and trying out my funny pronunciations, as I know that they will have already heard every variation possible ;).
 
The real question is does how you pronounce it change how good a photo you take?
 
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